An elm EST database for identifying leaf beetle egg-induced defense genes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Plants can defend themselves against herbivorous insects prior to the onset of larval feeding by responding to the eggs laid on their leaves. In the European field elm (<it>Ulmus minor)</it>, egg laying by the elm leaf be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/242 |