Sending out an SOS: semiochemicals in plant defense.
Among the sophisticated means that plants use to defend themselves from the constant threat of insect attack, perhaps the most intriguing is the herbivore-induced release of volatile compounds. These compounds act as SOS signals, recruiting the insect's natural enemies to defend the plant.
Goode
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Novartis Foundation, London.
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