Plant Defense: Timing Is Everything

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2017 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Current Biology, volume 27, pages R344-R346 (issn: 0960-9822,

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Authors: Jeffrey A, Riffell;

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.062

pmid: 28486117

Plant Defense: Timing Is Everything

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Abstract

How do plants use scent to attract pollinators while preventing herbivory? New research reveals the genetic basis by which tobacco plants control the temporal emission of volatile attractants from flowers and leaves, enabling attraction of the predators of pests during the day and pollinators at night.

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Keywords

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Volatile Organic Compounds, Flowers, Herbivory

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