Plant Defenses Increase with Clipping (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Plant Defenses Increase with Clipping

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Like a Hydra, some plants grow bigger and boost their chemical defenses after being clipped.

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Illustration by Julie McMahon

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