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Indian scientists find new gateway in plants alarm system

Insect pests cause roughly 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure projected to rise with warming, and crop protection still leans heavily on chemical insecticides. Learning how plants sense attack could point to crops that defend themselves better

30 Oct 2026 1:06 pm