Open AccessLiving in the Shadows: How Plants Balance Growth and Jasmonate-Dependent Defense Responses in the Shade
Author(s) -
Jennifer Lockhart
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.114.127332
Subject(s) - biology , petiole (insect anatomy) , wonder , balance (ability) , botany , jasmonate , horticulture , arabidopsis , neuroscience , biochemistry , gene , mutant , psychology , social psychology , hymenoptera
No wonder the plants in my vegetable garden come down with every disease known to the plant kingdom; they don’t get enough sun! Shady conditions trigger a suite of responses that are all too familiar, including stem and petiole elongation, upward bending of leaves, early flowering, and reduced
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