Are epicuticular waxes a surface defense comparable to trichomes? A test using two Solanum species a...
Are epicuticular waxes a surface defense comparable to trichomes? A test using two Solanum species and a specialist herbivore
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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English
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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Although plants possess a suite of structural defenses, most studies have focused on trichomes. Trichomes can have both pre- and post-ingestive effects and have been consistently found to reduce herbivory. Along with trichomes, a few studies have focused on epicuticular waxes as an important defense; however, manipulated comparisons examining herbi...
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Are epicuticular waxes a surface defense comparable to trichomes? A test using two Solanum species and a specialist herbivore
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TN_cdi_gale_infotraccpiq_734263052
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotraccpiq_734263052
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1916-2790
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1916-2804
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10.1139/cjb-2021-0206
