Testing the elemental defense hypothesis with a woody plant species: Cadmium accumulation protects Populus yunnanensis from leaf herbivory and pathogen infection
Tiantian Lin, J. Paul Chen, Shanshan Zhou, Wenhui Yu, Gang Chen, Lianghua Chen, Xuegui Wang, Hongzhou Shi, Shan Han, Fan Zhang
Topics & Concepts
ExiguaBiologyHerbivoreMicrosporaBotanyPlant defense against herbivoryPathogenFungusWoody plantCadmiumSpodopteraMicrobiologyChemistryMicrosporeOrganic chemistryRecombinant DNAStamenGenePollenBiochemistryAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsHeavy metals in environmentEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies