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Research indicates plants choose growth or defense

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Research indicates plants
choose growth or defence

Research from the University of California-Irvine has determined that plants have a natural selection process by which they can select rapid growth and defending themselves against plant-eating insect pests or receive protection from beneficial insects like ladybugs, but they cannot do both.

March 30, 2010  By eScience News!


March 29, 2010 – Research from the University of California-Irvine has
determined that plants have a natural selection process by which they
can select rapid growth and defence against plant-eating
insect pests or receive protection from beneficial insects like
ladybugs, but they cannot do both. | READ MORE

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