Within-plant variation in concentrations of amino acids, sugar, and sinigrin in phloem sap of black mustard, Brassica nigra (L.) Koch (Cruciferae)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1133-1145

  Merritt, Stewart Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica nigra; glucosinolates; herbivore distributions; Myzus persicae; phloem sap; plant defense; sinigrin

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NIGRA;

EID: 0029824582     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02027950     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. BARLOW, C. A., and RANDOLPH, P. A. 1978. Quality and quantity of plant sap available to the pea aphid. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 71:46-48.
2. BECKER, D. 1973. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der biochemisehen Leistung pflanzlicher Assimilatlietbahnen. Dissertation Technical University, Munich.
3. BLAU, M. J., and HANSCOM, Z., III. 1986. Isolation and characterization of glucocapparin in Isomeris arborea Nutt. J. Chem. Ecol. 12:1449-1458.
4. BRATTSTEN, L. B. 1988. Enzymatic adaptations in leaf-feeding insects to host-plant allelochemicals. J. Chem. Ecol. 14:1919-1939.
5. CHINO, M., HAYASHI, H., and FUKUMORITA, T. 1986. Cation and anion composition of rice phloem sap. pp. 463-464. in J. Cronshaw, W. J. Lucas, and R. T. Giaquinta (eds.). Phloem Transport. Alan R. Liss, New York.
6. DENNO, R. F., and MCCLURE, M. S. 1983. Variable Plants and Herbivores in Natural and Managed Systems. Academic Press, New York.
7. DIXON, A. F. G. 1976. Factors determining the distribution of sycamore aphids on sycamore leaves during summer. Ecol. Entomol. 1:275-278.
8. DREYER, D. L., and CAMPBELL, B. C. 1987. Chemical basis of host-plant resistance to aphids. Plant Cell Environ. 10:353-361.
9. FEENY, P. P. 1970. Seasonal changes in oak leaf tannins and nutrients as a cause of spring feeding by winter moth caterpillars. Ecology 51:565-581.
10. FEENY, P., and ROSENBERRY, L. 1982. Seasonal variation in the glucosinolate content of North American Brassica nigra and Dentaria species. Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 10:23-32.
11. FISHER, D. B., and FRAME, J. M. 1984. A guide to the use of the exuding-stylet technique in phloem physiology. Planta 161:385-393.
12. FISHER, D. B., and GIFFORD, R. M. 1986. Accumulation and conversion of sugars by developing wheat grains. VI. Gradients along the transport pathway from the peduncle to the endosperm cavity during grain filling. Plant Physiol. 82:1024-1030.
13. FUKUMORITA, T., and CHINO, M. 1982. Sugar, amino acid and inorganic contents in rice phloem sap. Plant Cell Physiol. 23:273-283.
14. HAYASHI, H., and CHINO, M. 1986. Collection of pure phloem sap from wheat and its chemical composition. Plant Cell Physiol. 27:1387-1393.
15. HODGE, J. E., and HOFREITER, B. T. 1962. Determination of reducing sugars and carbohydrates. pp. 380-394, in R. L. Whistler and M. L. Wolfrom (eds.). Methods in Carbohydrate Chemistry, Vol. 1. Analysis and Preparation of Sugars. Academic Press, New York.
16. KENNEDY, J. S., and MITTLER, T. E. 1953. A method of obtaining phloem sap via the mouth-parts of aphids. Nature 171:528.