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From: Metabolic and enzymatic changes associated with carbon mobilization, utilization and replenishment triggered in grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) in response to partial defoliation by mechanical injury or insect herbivory

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Starch levels measured as glucose equivalents per g of fresh weight at different days post partial defoliation (dppd) in (A) source leaves1, (B) stems, (C) roots and (D) panicles of intact control and defoliated Amaranthus cruentus plants. Defoliation was produced either by insect herbivory (HD) or mechanical damage (MD). Data represent means ± standard error of three technical replicates of pooled samples taken from a representative experiment that was replicated twice. Asterisks indicate significant difference from controls at *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. 1In defoliated plants, all three source leaves sampled were damaged.

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BMC Plant Biology

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