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Plants have evolved sophisticated chemical communication to sense and warn each other of predators, and to fight back. Understanding the details of this chemical language could aid the search for natural and sustainable methods to increase yields in agriculture.

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Published inEMBO reports Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 626 - 629
Main Authors Mithöfer, Axel, Boland, Wilhelm
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2016
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Chemical ecology
Flowers & plants
Predators
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Summary:Plants have evolved sophisticated chemical communication to sense and warn each other of predators, and to fight back. Understanding the details of this chemical language could aid the search for natural and sustainable methods to increase yields in agriculture.
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DOI:10.15252/embr.201642301