Moreira, Sampedro et al. 2024

In this study, we examined correlations between constitutive defenses and their inducibility in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) seedlings, as well as their contingency on soil resource availability, specifically phosphorus—a limiting nutrient in coastal sites where this species grows in Galicia (Northwestern Spain). To achieve this, we conducted a greenhouse experiment with 33 half-sib pine families, for which we factorially manipulated defense induction (by applying jasmonic acid) and soil phosphorus availability. We focused on two key defensive traits in pines, non-volatile resin in stem and total phenolics in needles