Silicon Supplementation of Rescuegrass Reduces Herbivory by a Grasshopper

The theory of coevolution suggests that herbivores play an important role in the diversification and composition of plant communities. A prevalent idea holds that grasses and grazing animals participated in an evolutionary “arms race” as grassland ecosystems started spreading across the continents....

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Main Authors: Showkat Hamid Mir, Irfan Rashid, Barkat Hussain, Zafar A. Reshi, Rezwana Assad, Irshad A. Sofi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00671/full