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Plant hormones may offer a way to balance crop yield and disease resistance

Growth or immune response? Higher organisms must constantly balance these two priorities. As in humans, hormones regulate this balance in plants. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered a mechanism by which plant steroid hormones can inhibit immune responses and thereby make resources available for growth.

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Plant hormones may offer a way to balance crop yield and disease resistance
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