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Extrafloral nectaries alter arthropod community structure and mediate peach (Prunus persica) plant defense.
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America - 1 Apr 2009
Mathews Clarissa R, Bottrell Dale G, Brown Mark W
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We investigated the role of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) in mediating plant defense for newly established peach (Prunus persica) trees. We used peaches of a single cultivar ("Lovell") that varied with respect to EFN leaf phenotype (with or without EFNs) to determine if the EFNs affected the structure of the arthropod community colonizing newly planted seedlings. We also tested if the plants producing EFNs...
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