Polymorphism in plant defense against herbivory: Constitutive and induced resistance in Cucumis sativus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2285-2304

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a   Gorski, Piotr M ^b   Tallamy, Douglas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Cucumis; Cucurbitacins; Defense theory; Diabrotica; Herbivory; Induced responses; Plant resistance; Plant insect interactions; Spider mites; Tetranychus

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; MITE; PLANT DEFENSE;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CUCUMBER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032696962     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020821823794     Document Type: Article

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