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Global transcriptome analysis of constitutive resistance to the white pine weevil in spruce.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2011
Verne Sébastien, Jaquish Barry, White Rick, Ritland Carol, Ritland Kermit
Abstract excerpt
Constitutive defense mechanisms are critical to the understanding of defense mechanisms in conifers because they constitute the first barrier to attacks by insect pests. In interior spruce, trees that are putatively resistant and susceptible to attacks by white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi) typically exhibit constitutive differences in traits such as resin duct size and number, bark thickness, and terpene...
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