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Adverse effects of inbreeding on the transgenerational expression of herbivore-induced defense traits in Solanum carolinense.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Nihranz Chad T, Helms Anjel M, Tooker John F, Mescher Mark C, De Moraes Consuelo M, Stephenson Andrew G
Abstract excerpt
In addition to directly inducing physical and chemical defenses, herbivory experienced by plants in one generation can influence the expression of defensive traits in offspring. Plant defense phenotypes can be compromised by inbreeding, and there is some evidence that such adverse effects can extend to the transgenerational expression of induced resistance. We explored how the inbreeding status of maternal...
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