Plants Choose Ammunition Carefully
Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 00:29
in Biology & Nature
Plants are not as defenseless as they may seem. Various plant hormones work together to specifically fend off attacks. Botanists have now shown how these hormones cooperate. By 'consulting' with each other plant hormones determine which defense mechanism they shall set in motion.
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