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A Latex Metabolite Benefits Plant Fitness under Root Herbivore Attack

  • Meret Huber
  • , Janina Epping
  • , Christian Schulze Gronover
  • , Julia Fricke
  • , Zohra Aziz
  • , Théo Brillatz
  • , Michael Swyers
  • , Tobias G. Köllner
  • , Heiko Vogel
  • , Almuth Hammerbacher
  • , Daniella Triebwasser-Freese
  • , Christelle A. M. Robert
  • , Koen Verhoeven
  • , Veronica Preite
  • , Jonathan Gershenzon
  • , Matthias Erb

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Abstract

Dandelion plants protect their roots from the larva of the common cockchafer beetle by accumulating and releasing a sesquiterpene lactone deterrent in their exuded latex.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e1002332 EP -
JournalPLoS Biology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05 Jan 2016

Keywords

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