Plant defences can be overwhelmed by a snail’s sweet tooth
Building up toxic metals in the leaves won’t deter snails from taking a nibble, if the leaf is sweet enough.
Plant Science from Cell Biology to Ecosystems
Building up toxic metals in the leaves won’t deter snails from taking a nibble, if the leaf is sweet enough.
Normally when a headline asks a stupid question the answer is ‘no’, but new research suggests a better answer is ‘maybe’.
Kazuo Yamazaki and Simcha Lev-Yadun suggest reflect that the production of white trichomes by some plants might mimic arthropod silk.