2 March 2022
ScienceNews: Plants use the pungency of sandwich and sushi condiments to defend themselves
Plant Science
For the first time, new research from the University of Copenhagen proves how plants defend themselves against herbivores. Spicy flavours that we know from delis and sushi bars are part of the explanation.
Professor Barbara Ann Halkier and Professor Alexander Schulz in Faculty of Science News as a follow up to publication in the scientific journal PNAS.
Link to publication in PNAS with Pascal Hunziker, former PhD student at DynaMo, as first author