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allelopathy; artificial selection; Brassica rapa; constitutive defenses; costs of defense; herbivory; inducible defenses; interspecific competition; Lolium perenne; nutrient availability; plant stress; Plutella xylostella
Jasmonate-induced responses; glucosinolate content; arabidopsis-thaliana; root communication; desert shrubs; resistance; evolution; herbivory; consequences; populations
Abstract:
Theory on costs of plant defense against herbivory in stressful environments predicts that costs should increase when competition is intense. This amplifies a fundamental dilemma that plants are thought to face: allocate limited resources to grow fast e
