Plant resource allocation patterns often reveal tradeoffs that favor growth (G) over defense
(D), or vice versa. Ecologists most often explain G–D tradeoffs through principles of …

Costs of defense are central to our understanding of interactions between organisms and
their environment, and defensive phenotypes of plants have long been considered to be …

Plants have been interacting with insects for several hundred million years, leading to
complex defense approaches against various insect feeding strategies. Some defenses are …

Background Jasmonates are important regulators in plant responses to biotic and abiotic
stresses as well as in development. Synthesized from lipid-constituents, the initially formed …

For almost a century the plant hormone auxin has been central to theories on apical
dominance, whereby the growing shoot tip suppresses the growth of the axillary buds below …

Highlights•Antagonism between growth and defense is genetically programmed.•Jasmonate
controls carbon partitioning between primary and specialized metabolism.•Carbon sensing …

Plants are equipped with the capacity to respond to a large number of diverse signals, both
internal ones and those emanating from the environment, that are critical to their survival …

Plant growth and carbon metabolism are closely associated since carbohydrate in the form
of sucrose generated by photosynthesis, provides the primary source of building blocks and …

Tree resistance can be enhanced by a variety of biotic and abiotic inducers, including
nonpathogenic and pathogenic microbes, and herbivores, resulting in enhanced protection …

Despite the crucial role of carbon transport in whole plant physiology and its impact on plant–
environment interactions and ecosystem function, relatively little research has tried to …