Herbivore resistance in Betula pendula: Effect of fertilization, defoliation, and plant genotype

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-65

  Mutikainen, Pia ^a,b   Walls, Mari ^a   Ovaska, Jari ^a,c   Keinänen, Markku ^d   Julkunen Tiitto, Riitta ^d   Vapaavuori, Elina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Carbon nutrient balance; Clonal variation; Defoliation; Epirrita autumnata; Fertilization; Herbivore resistance; Plant herbivore interactions; Resin droplets; Secondary chemicals

Indexed keywords

3,4' DIHYDROXYPROPIOPHENONE 3 GLUCOSIDE; CLONE; DEFOLIATION; GENOTYPE; GLYCOSIDE; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; INDUCED RESISTANCE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RESIN; SOIL FERTILITY; TANNIN;

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; DEFOLIATION; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERBIVORY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

BETULA PENDULA; EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0033951674     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/177133     Document Type: Article

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