Open AccessIn Defense of Roots: A Research Agenda for Studying Plant Resistance to Belowground Herbivory
Author(s) -
Sergio Rasmann,
Anurag A. Agrawal
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.107.112045
Subject(s) - arabidopsis , arabidopsis thaliana , biology , herbivore , resistance (ecology) , plant roots , botany , plant defense against herbivory , mutant , plant biology , genome , plant development , plant science , ecology , gene , genetics
Interest in root biology research is experiencing a dramatic increase. From a microphytocentric perspective, the availability of Arabidopsis ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) mutants, along with a sequenced genome, has led to valuable insights into root biochemistry, development, and other functions ([Flores
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