Carlos Bustos‐Segura

This study evaluates milpa polycultures, finding they increase productivity through crop complementarity and carry-over effects, with benefits extending into the next growing season.

The paper shows that exposure to herbivore-induced plant volatiles increases jasmonate levels and primes chemical defenses in cotton plants, leading to enhanced toxin production and volatile emissions upon herbivory.

This study examines how herbivory by caterpillars affects volatile terpene profiles in wild cotton plants, revealing chemotypic and geographic variation in volatile production and emission.

The paper tests if caterpillar oral secretions trigger plant volatiles that attract predatory wasps, finding that secretions enhance volatile emissions and increase predation.

The paper estimates the somatic mutation rate in a long-lived Eucalyptus tree using a novel method, finding it lower per unit of growth compared to Arabidopsis.