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Identification of genes in Thuja plicata foliar terpenoid defenses.
Plant physiology - 1 Apr 2013
Foster Adam J, Hall Dawn E, Mortimer Leanne, Abercromby Shelley, Gries Regine, Gries Gerhard, Bohlmann Jörg, Russell John, Mattsson Jim
Abstract excerpt
Thuja plicata (western redcedar) is a long-lived conifer species whose foliage is rarely affected by disease or insect pests, but can be severely damaged by ungulate browsing. Deterrence to browsing correlates with high foliar levels of terpenoids, in particular the monoterpenoid α-thujone. Here, we set out to identify genes whose products may be involved in the production of α-thujone and other terpenoids in...
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