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Food   Health
               Food Health























































                   Conversation With  A Plant



             NATURE TALKS SERIES




                                          Fr Anselm Adodo, Ewu, Nigeria



                ME: Good morning, dear plant! I am curious      I have tough outer layers like bark, thorns,
                to learn how you protect yourself from          spines, and prickles, making it difficult for
                attacks and diseases. Can you share your        herbivores to reach my tissues. Additionally,

                defence strategies with me?                     I form a waxlike shield on my leaves and
                PLANT: Good morning! Ah, defence                stems, which acts as a barrier against water
                mechanisms are crucial for my survival.         loss and pathogen entry. People can learn
                I have developed several ways to protect        from this by setting boundaries to protect
                myself. Let us start with physical barriers.    themselves from harmful influences, habits,





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