Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5165802 Phytochemistry 2011 21 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Plant latex contains great varieties of defense chemicals and defense proteins. ► Plant latex exerts strong defense activities against herbivorous insects. ► Plant latex is a system that transports defense substances to the point of damage. ► Insects developed physiological adaptations and/or adaptive behaviors against latex. ► Plant latex plays important roles in the plant-insect interactions.
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