Ep. 479 - Insights into Nightshade Defenses

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Plants cannot run away from the herbivores that eat them, therefore plants have evolved numerous strategies to defend themselves from being consumed. Plant defenses are as varied as the plant kingdom and the ways in which they operate will blow your mind. We are joined by Dr. Rupesh Kariyat who studies plant defenses in a variety of nightshade relatives including the tomato. Tune in as we discuss how these plants defend against herbivory and learn how human activities such as mowing may have unintended consequences for some plant species. This episode was produced in part by Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast
0:03.8	of Indefensive Plants.
0:05.3	What's up this is your host Matt welcome to the show how is everyone doing this week?
0:09.0	I am doing great because I have such a fascinating conversation for you
0:12.3	but it's only made possible by supporting
0:14.5	Indefensive Plants and one of the best ways to help support this show is to become a patron over
0:19.3	at patreon.com slash Indefensive Plants. There's some great kickbacks for your support
0:24.0	including access to bonus episodes and I mean it when I say my patrons make this show
0:29.0	possible I couldn't be doing it without them. But today we are joined by Dr. Rupesh Cariot who studies plant
0:35.2	insect interactions at many levels but largely in the group of salanums, the nightshades.
0:39.9	And his insights into this world are so cool.
0:43.4	He's very passionate about this work and he's uncovered some really incredible ways that plants keep
0:47.7	themselves from being eaten.
0:49.7	I don't want to steal any of us thunder, so how about we just jump right into it without further
0:53.6	ado here's my conversation with Dr Rpeche Carriot I hope you enjoy All right, Dr. Rappeshkaryat, welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to pick your brain today, but first, let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:22.0	Well, thank you for the invitation.
1:25.0	This is kind of new to me, so we'll see how it goes.
1:28.0	My name is Adubesh Karyat.
1:30.0	I'm an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and Plant Pathology at
1:35.4	University of Arkansas division of agriculture. We are based in fair it will. My
1:40.1	position is three-way split so it's 65% research, 15% extension and 20% teaching.
1:48.6	Wow.
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