Role of cucurbitacin C in resistance to spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 225-235

  Balkema Boomstra, A G ^a   Zijlstra, S ^a   Verstappen, F W A ^a   Inggamer, H ^a   Mercke, P E ^a   Jongsma, M A ^a   Bouwmeester, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bitterness; Cucumber; Cucumis sativus; Cucurbitacin C; Resistance; Spider mite; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITACIN C; CUCURBITACIN GLYCOSIDE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST RESISTANCE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CUCUMIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SURVIVAL; TASTE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TRITERPENES;

ACARI; ARANEAE; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; HEXAPODA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0037270462     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021945101308     Document Type: Article

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