Plant defense against herbivory or host-plant resistance (HPR) describes a range of adaptations evolved by plants which improve their survival and reproduction by reducing the impact of herbivores.

Thus, plants are not the helpless victims of herbivory but defend themselves against the loss of resources and energy, allowing for greater investment in reproduction and survival.

Plants often use organic compounds to defend themselves from herbivory ... Elemental Defense and Joint Effects of Chemical Defenses Plants often possess multiple defenses against herbivores ...

Of course, herbivory, or plant predation ... how plants defend themselves against predators is a critical challenge. The ...

Prickles and thorns are an evolved defense against herbivores — animals ... are a key evolutionary development that allow plants to withstand herbivory, which is why many of the spiny Solanum ...