Fig. 1

The schematic diagram for the identification of the critical point of plant growth-defense transition by dynamic network analysis. a The plant defense process from rapid growth to depletion of resources for defense can be divided into three states: growth state, critical transition state and defense state. b The system in growth or defense state is stable and resilient. In transition stage, the violent fluctuations within the plant system include the transmission of defense signals, the dramatic fluctuations in gene expression, and the redistribution of metabolic pathways. c In the critical transition state, the deviations of DNB members increase sharply and the correlations between DNB members increase obviously