Anti-sense expression of putrescine N-methyltransferase confirms defensive role of nicotine in Nicotiana sylvestris against Manduca sexta

Chemoecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 121-126

  Voelckel, Claudia ^a   Krügel, Tamara ^a   Gase, Klaus ^a   Heidrich, Nadja ^a   Van Dam, Nicole M ^b   Winz, Robert ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti sense expression; Defense; Manduca sexta; Nicotiana sylvestris; Nicotine; Putrescine N methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; DEFENSE RESPONSE; FOLIAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HERBIVORY; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NICOTINE; PLANT DEFENSE; PUTRESCINE; WILD RELATIVE;

MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0034820427     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001841     Document Type: Article

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