Researchers reveal why young plants may be more vulnerable to disease

Document Type : Scientific News

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Assistant Professor, Research Division of Natural Resources , East Azarbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center , Agricultural Research, Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Tabriz, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2025.134768

Slowinski, S.P., Kido, A.K., Alexander, L.W., Shirdon, A.H. and Bruns, E.L., 2025. Disease resistance is more costly at younger ages: Anexplanation for the maintenance of juvenile susceptibility in a wild plant. PNAS. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2419192122