Fotelli, M.N., Lyrou, F.G., Avtzis, D.N., Maurer, D., Rennenberg, H., Spyroglou, G., Polle, A., & Radoglou, K. 2020 Effective Defense of Aleppo Pine Against the Giant Scale Marchalina hellenica Through Ecophysiological and Metabolic Changes. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 581693

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Notes: Metabolic responses, together with the recovery of photosynthesis after the end of M. hellenica intense feeding, indicate that in the studied region and under the current climate, Aleppo pine is resilient to the infestation by the giant pine scale. Future research should assess whether these promising defense mechanisms are also employed by other host pines, particularly in regions of the world recently invaded by the giant pine scale, as well as under more xerothermic regimes.

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