Clever plant tricks that protect raspberries.(Science Update)(Brief Article)

From: Agricultural Research | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

While protective coloration is well known among animals that rely on blending in with their environs, such adaptations aren't often noticed in the plant world. But it appears that raspberries may rely on a similar ruse to hide from deer and insects and for protection against disease, ultraviolet rays, oxidation, and dehydration in freezing weather.

How do they do it? Some raspberries have evolved leaves with fuzzy, light-colored, reflective undersides that fool insects that expect plants to ...

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