VOLATILES INDUCED FROM HYPOLEPIS PUNCTATA (DENNSTAEDTIACEAE) BY HERBIVORES ATTRACT SCLOMINA ERINACEA (HEMIPTERA: REDUVIIDAE): CLEAR EVIDENCE OF INDIRECT DEFENSE IN FERN

Plants have evolved various self-defense mechanisms against insect feeding.There are many reports regarding both direct and indirect defense mechanisms in seed-plant.However, only direct defenses on ferns were considered and the indirect defense mechanism has never been reported.In this study, it was observed that the fern Hypolepis punctata can at

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