Plant strategies include mechanisms and responses plants use to reproduce, defend, survive, and compete on the landscape. The term “plant strategy” has existed in the literature since at least 1965,[1] however multiple definitions exist. Strategies have been classified as adaptive strategies (through a change in the genotype),[1][2] reproductive strategies,[3] resource allocation strategies,[4][5][6] ecological strategies,[7] and functional trait based strategies,[6][8] to name a few. While numerous strategies exist, one underlying theme is constant: plants must make trade-offs when responding to their environment. These trade-offs and responses lay the groundwork for classifying the strategies that emerge.
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