Genotypic Variation in Plant Traits, Chemical Defenses, and Resistance Against Insect Herbivores in Avocado (Persea americana) Across a Domestication Gradient
Domestication promotes divergence between wild and cultivated plants. The “plant domestication-reduced defense” hypothesis proposes that cultivated plants have lower chemical defenses and resistance against herbivores than their wild counterparts. Yet, the effects of domestication on the interaction...
Main Authors: | Johnattan Hernández-Cumplido, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Claudia E. Ruíz-Rodríguez, Patricia Guevara-Fefer, Salvador Aguirre-Paleo, Serafín Miranda Trejo, Alicia Callejas-Chavero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Agronomy |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2020.616553/full |
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