Plants face a lot of threat every day. If they do not have any protection, the trees and plants would be stripped off and the plants that are smaller would be totally devastated and destructed. Moreover, as they do not have the option of running away when the danger approaches, there are more chances of the plant getting damaged more.
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| Paul Gooderham |
Many organisations and rules have been applied to carry out the plant protection in Suffolk. With the increasing number of pollution factors, it is becoming highly important to have specific rules and regulations for the same.
The trunks of the tree portray a great way of how the defence mechanism for the trees works. The outside of the bark tissue is a dead tissue that is laced with compounds in their active forms. Moreover, the bark is composed of very less nutrients.
The leaves of all the plants and trees get developed and strong as they age and mature. They get tougher as the time passes. They have their own defence mechanism like some shield leaves with a thick and a waxy cuticle. There are more types of physical defence that are available in different plants such as thorns and spines. Many trees have trucks and barks with thorns to ensure that there is no attack on the particular plant.
Some species apart from these have developed other types of mechanism to protect themselves. Many plants secrete some chemical from their various parts and use it as prevention and a defence mechanism. These mechanisms are highly effective and work greatly as the perfect means of plant protection.
Some of these mechanisms have adverse effects on the skin. The leaves of some plants secrete chemicals and compounds. Many times, these compounds cause slight skin irritations and some burning sensation on the skin. Many types of chemicals also tend to develop certain chemical reactions and allergies to the herbivores that tend to attract certain plants.
