Planting more trees with nectar-secreting structures not only offers a greener strategy for reforestation and carbon capture, but also enhances the health of neighbouring trees by attracting ant defenders
Tag - extrafloral nectaries
Dale Maylea
Ontogenetic changes in multiple plant defences
Ontogenetic changes in anti-herbivore defences are common and result from variation in resource availability and herbivore damage throughout plant development. However, little is known about the simultaneous changes of...
botanyone
Extrafloral nectar fuels ant life in deserts
Many ant–plant associations are mediated by extrafloral nectaries (EFNs): nectar-producing structures not related to pollination and commonly found on leaves and inflorescences. These sweet secretions represent a...
AoBPLANTS
Trichome evolution in Neotropical lianas
Trichomes are epidermal outgrowths generally associated with protection against desiccation and herbivores. These structures are widely distributed on plant parts but evolutionary studies of trichomes are still scarce...
Highlight on diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries
Plants in over 100 families bear extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), which secrete a carbohydrate-rich food that attracts ants and other arthropods. By fostering ecologically important protective mutualisms, EFNs play a...
Highlight on diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries
Plants in over 100 families bear extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), which secrete a carbohydrate-rich food that attracts ants and other arthropods. By fostering ecologically important protective mutualisms, EFNs play a...
