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title: UMD Researchers Find Evolutionary Explanation for Young Plants’ Disease Vulnerability
date: 2025-04-10T14:51:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/briefs/umd-researchers-find-evolutionary-explanation-for-young-plants-disease-vulnerability"
section: Briefs
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- August 25, 2026