Drought stress in tomatoes: Changes in plant chemistry and potential nonlinear consequences for insect herbivores

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 456-468

  English Loeb, Gregory ^a,b   Stout, Michael J ^a   Duffey, Sean S ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SOLANACEAE;

CHEMICAL DEFENCE; DROUGHT STRESS; INSECT HERBIVORE; PLANT CHEMISTRY; TOMATO;

EID: 0030617604     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546888     Document Type: Article

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