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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology identified a chemical substance responsible for the resistance of Nicotiana attenuata plants to sucking leafhoppers. The study used field research, molecular biology and chemical analyses to uncover a new defense mechanism in tobacco plants.
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Scientists decode chemical defense against plant sap-sucking leafhoppers
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Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology · Feb 3, 2022 · first to report
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Article 2
Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters · Feb 10, 2022