A rise in carbon dioxide could affect production of plant defences in unexpected ways.
Tag - phenolics
Fi Gennu
The Oaks of the North Are Unexpectedly Well-Defended
Normally you would expect plant defences to increase, the closer you get to the equator. This is where insect life is more active, and so more defence against herbivores are needed. But is this always the case? Xoaquín...
Light effects on somatic and zygotic embryogenesis in larch
Zygotic embryos of hybrid larch, Larix × marschlinsii never accumulate phenolics whereas embryos cultured in vitro ccumulate phenolics readily.
botanyone
Growth–differentiation balance in stressed juvenile plants
The growth–differentiation balance hypothesis states that there is a physiological trade-off between growth and secondary metabolism. Cella Pizarro and Bisigato (pp. 297–307) investigate the response of six species...
Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison