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19540153

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Plants respond to herbivore attack through a complex and variable system of defense, involving different physical barriers, toxic chemicals, and recruitment of natural enemies. To fully understand the relative role of each type of defense, their synergisms, redundancies, or antagonisms between traits, a variety of methods of enquiry, commonly used in plant physiology and ecology, have been employed. By overexpressing or silencing genes of interest, it is possible to understand the specific role of a particular defensive molecule or mode of action. We argue, however, that these types of experiments alone are not enough to holistically understand the physiological as well as ecological role of plant defenses. We thus advocate for the use of a combination of methods, including genetic modification, quantitative genetics, and phylogenetically controlled comparative studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1879-0356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
473-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Plant defense against herbivory: progress in identifying synergism, redundancy, and antagonism between resistance traits.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2701, USA. sgr37@cornell.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't