Medicago truncatula Mutants Demonstrate the Role of Plant Calcium Oxalate Crystals as an Effective Defense against Chewing Insects1

Calcium oxalate is the most abundant insoluble mineral found in plants and its crystals have been reported in more than 200 plant families. In the barrel medic Medicago truncatula Gaertn., these crystals accumulate predominantly in a sheath surrounding secondary veins of leaves. Mutants of M. trunca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Plant physiology (Bethesda) 2006-05, Vol.141 (1), p.188
Hauptverfasser:	Korth, Kenneth L, Doege, Sarah J, Park, Sang-Hyuck, Goggin, Fiona L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alfalfa Calcium Crystals Insects Larvae Leaves Mutants
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