Sex Involved In Plant Defense

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 01:28 in Biology & Nature

Why do some plants defend themselves from insect attacks better than others? New evidence shows that the difference might be due to whether they're getting any 'plant love.' Scientists discovered that sexually produced evening primrose plants withstand attacks from plant-eaters like caterpillars better than plant relatives that reproduce by themselves.

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