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Plants respond to herbivory through sequential induction of cheaper defenses before more costly ones

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Published in 2025 at "PLOS Biology"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003280

Abstract: Plants encounter natural antagonist threats of varying intensity and respond by activating multiple defense traits. Due to the fitness costs associated with producing defense traits, plants are expected to activate less costly traits first, reserving… read more here.

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