Leaf rolling and leaf folding result from faster growth of the lower side of a leaf or inhibition of growth on its upper side. This can produce bends or oval-shaped folds on the upper surface that shelter the inducer from environmental influences and predators, for example leaf rolling by the sawfly Phyllocoptes goniothorax, or leaf folding caused by the gall midge Macrodiplosis pustularis.

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