Mechanismmodel-written summary

The increased pathogen resistance of A. philoxeroides after Cd exposure could be attributed to direct toxic effects of Cd and to altered phyllosphere microbial composition.

A claim from Heavy metal pollution enhances pathogen resistance of an invasive plant species over its native congener · 2025

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Claim · model-written summary

The increased pathogen resistance of A. philoxeroides after Cd exposure could be attributed to direct toxic effects of Cd and to altered phyllosphere microbial composition.

Taxon
A. philoxeroidesAlternanthera philoxeroidese3
Treatment
Cd exposuree3
Outcome
pathogen resistancee3
Qualifier
direct toxic effects of Cde3

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Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides · TaxonNational Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“the increased pathogen resistance of A. philoxeroides following Cd exposure could be attributed to both the direct toxic effects of Cd”

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Title

Heavy metal pollution enhances pathogen resistance of an invasive plant species over its native congener

Tiantian Lin; Abdul Manan; Shuya Yang; et al. Functional Ecology 2025. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.70011

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