Cambios rápidos en la química de las hojas de los árboles inducidos por el daño: evidencia de comunicación entre

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 15, 1983
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Resumen

Las plantas pueden advertir químicamente a sus vecinos cuando están dañadas. Este estudio muestra que las plantas dañadas de álamo y arce liberan señales en el aire, lo que desencadena la producción de compuestos de defensa en plantas cercanas y no dañadas, lo que potencialmente disuade a los insectos.

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