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Breaching Plant Defence Theories:Growth Rates of Plants Directly Impact the Evolution of Consumption Rates of Herbivorous Insects


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Independent of the nature and extent of plant defences, the growth rates of plants could solely influence the consumption rates of herbivorous insects in a manner that allows insects feeding on slower growing plants to have lower consumption rates. Further, there may be diverse links between defences and growth rates of plants that are yet to be discovered.
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Y. B. Srinivasa
Tene Agricultural Solutions Pvt. Ltd., #805, 13th A Main, A Sector, Yelahanka New Town, Bengaluru 560 064, India

Abstract


Independent of the nature and extent of plant defences, the growth rates of plants could solely influence the consumption rates of herbivorous insects in a manner that allows insects feeding on slower growing plants to have lower consumption rates. Further, there may be diverse links between defences and growth rates of plants that are yet to be discovered.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi02%2F258-260