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Leptosphaeria maculans
Peronospora parasitica
Fungal pathogens
Phyllotreta cruciferae
Flea beetles
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Cruciferae
Chitinase
Myrosinase
Allocation costs
Plant defense mechanisms.
Natural-selection
Evolution
Plants
Gene
Constraints
Campestris
Stimulants
Infection.
Entomology/pest control.
Abstract:
We used artificial selection experiments to study genetic allocation costs and physiological mechanisms of resistance to herbivory and fungal disease. Genetic costs to resistance were present in some instances and absent in others. Genetic resistance to