Nitish Kumar L S

Plant Defense Mechanisms against Insect Herbivores: Integrating Biochemical, Molecular, and Ecological Perspectives

Shashikala B, Divya D M, Benakashree C, Gaurav Vinod Rao Sadafale, Anshika Shukla, Sachin R Kondaguri, Nitish Kumar L S, Rajesh K M & Bhoyar Amruta Purushottam · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Plants and insects have coexisted for more than 350 million years, engaging in a dynamic evolutionary arms race that has shaped both herbivore strategies and plant defense mechanisms. Insect herbivory continues to be a major constraint to global agriculture, with losses often exc...