Plants Can Call Predators For Help When Threatened By Herbivores

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One day crops like these could call for support when threatened by pests. Credit: Sunny Forest/Shutterstock

Plant rescue calls could provide a more environmentally friendly way to protect crops from pests, an opinion piece in the journal Trends in Plant Science argues. The technique is widely used by wild plants, and applied by some gardeners, but so far has not been scaled for the use of broad scale crops.