Flowering plants dominate much of the Earth's surface and yet,
as sessile organisms, they must constantly resist attack by
numerous voracious herbivores. Survival in the face of an abundance
of insect predators relies on sophisticated resistance systems
allowing plants to escape from herbivory in time or in space, to
confront herbivores directly, or to fight them indirectly by
remarkable collaborations with other species. Until recently, plant
resistance was believed to be constitutive, i.e. ever-present and
independent from herbivore attack. However, plants were discovered
to respond actively to herbivory through the mobilization of
specific defenses, and this discovery opened an exciting new field
of research.
This book provides a thorough overview of the anatomical, chemical,
and developmental features contributing to plant defense, with
particular emphasis on plant responses that are induced by wounding
or herbivore attack.
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