Open AccessAnti-herbivore Structures of Paulownia tomentosa: Morphology, Distribution, Chemical Constituents and Changes During Shoot and Leaf Development
Author(s) -
S. Kobayashi,
Teigo Asai,
Yukio Fujimoto,
Shiro Kohshima
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcn033
Subject(s) - biology , paulownia , shoot , botany , herbivore , morphology (biology) , resistance (ecology) , ecology , zoology
Recent studies have shown that small structures on plant surfaces serve ecological functions such as resistance against herbivores. The morphology, distribution, chemical composition and changes during shoot and leaf development of such small structures were examined on Paulownia tomentosa.
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