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ReviewJournal of integrative plant biology2026

Plant strategies against herbivorous insects.

Liuhong Zhu, Hanchi Yang, Peixuan Li, Lina Dong, Shang Zhao, Honghao Lv, Neil Crickmore, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang, Zhaojiang Guo

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Review in Journal of integrative plant biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Plant strategies against herbivorous insects.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026
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  4. Activation of Multidimensional Defenses inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Liuhong ZhuState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7137-1135
Hanchi YangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4253-4384
Peixuan LiState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3625-8589
Lina DongState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3239-6199
Shang ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2757-6784
Honghao LvState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2635-3042
Neil CrickmoreSchool of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QE, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-0763
Xuguo ZhouDepartment of Entomology, School of Integrative Biology, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801-3795, IL, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2385-8224
Youjun ZhangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3508-6695
Zhaojiang GuoState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4682-7241

Funding

Beijing Key Laboratory for Pest Control and Sustainable Cultivation of Vegetables N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant growth and productivity are strongly constrained by herbivorous insects, which reduce both yield and quality. Over the past two centuries, extensive efforts have been devoted to identifying natural insect-resistant traits and genes that have evolved in plants. Here, we first review key milestones and advances, including empirical observation, mechanism onset, theoretical emergence, gene identification, and breeding application. Then, we categorize research on plant defenses for insect resistance into four major types: physical, chemical, ecological modulation, and behavioral defenses, and integrate them to highlight the coordination and synergy among different defenses. Finally, we propose priority areas and future directions for research to advance studies on plant-insect interactions and support effective and sustainable pest management.

Indexed as

HerbivoryInsectaPlant Defense Against HerbivoryPlantsAnimalsherbivorous insectsinsect resistanceplant defensesplant–insect interactionssustainable pest management

Identifiers

PMID41794544
PMCPMC13446617

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