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ReviewPlanta2024

Rice physical defenses and their role against insect herbivores.

Devi Balakrishnan, Nick Bateman, Rupesh R Kariyat

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Review in Planta, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Plant strategies against herbivorous insects.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026
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  6. Combined supplementation of selenium and silica boosts growth and yield of rice (Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2025
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  11. The Role of Genetic Resistance in Rice Disease Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. A frameshift mutation inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Devi BalakrishnanDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
Nick BatemanDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
Rupesh R KariyatDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA. rkariyat@uark.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6565-6276

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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conclusionUnderstanding surface defenses, a relatively unexplored area in rice can provide valuable insight into constitutive and induced defenses against herbivores. Plants have evolved a multi-layered defense system against the wide range of pests that constantly attack them. Physical defenses comprised of trichomes, wax, silica, callose, and lignin, and are considered as the first line of defense against herbivory that can directly affect herbivores by restricting or deterring them. Most studies on physical defenses against insect herbivores have been focused on dicots compared to monocots, although monocots include one of the most important crops, rice, which half of the global population is dependent on as their staple food. In rice, Silica is an important element stimulating plant growth, although Silica has also been found to impart resistance against herbivores. However, other physical defenses in rice including wax, trichomes, callose, and lignin are less explored. A detailed exploration of the morphological structures and functional consequences of physical defense structures in rice can assist in incorporating these resistance traits in plant breeding and genetic improvement programs, and thereby potentially reduce the use of chemicals in the field. This mini review addresses these points with a closer look at current literature and prospects on rice physical defenses.

Indexed as

HerbivoryOryzaAnimalsCrops, AgriculturalInsectaLigninPlant BreedingSilicon DioxideLigninSilicon DioxideCalloseEpicuticular waxLigninOryza sativaSiliconTrichomes

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PMID38565704
PMCPMC10987372

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