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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
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Abstract 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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