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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-06-fungal-pathogen-disables-defense-mechanism.html
Cabbage plants defend themselves against herbivores and pathogens by deploying a defensive mechanism called the mustard oil bomb: when the …
EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert..org/pub_releases/2018-11/mpif-pro103118.php
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Fungi and other filamentous microbes called oomycetes cause many devastating plant diseases and are together responsible for …
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180717142532.htm
Summary Researchers have shown for the first time that free-living, sap-sucking bugs can manipulate the metabolism of their host plants to create stable, nutritious feeding …
PhysOrg https://phys.org/news/2017-11-maize-pest-exploits-defense-compounds.html The western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), orginally from Central America, is more and more frequently found in Europe. Credit: Nowlan Freese, Max …