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Biology
How volatile organic compounds strengthen plant defenses and provide sustainable pest control solutions
Plants that are attacked or infested by pests emit VOCs that send signals to nearby healthy plants. This strengthens and improves the defense mechanisms of neighboring plants against pests and pathogens. Credit: Genichiro Arimura / TUS, Japan Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important airborne signals or odors that allow plants to communicate with other organisms and plants over short and…
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Biology
Research improves understanding of pest resistance in sorghum
Joe Lewis, Harold W. Eberhardt Professor of Agricultural Entomology. Photo by Craig Chandler | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of University Communications and Marketing Husker scientists have identified a key plant hormone that strengthens sorghum’s defenses against the threat of sugarcane aphids. The project is part of the university’s multidisciplinary research to better understand sorghum’s natural defenses against pests. Scientists from…
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