A role for isothiocyanates in plant resistance against the specialist herbivore Pieris rapae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1403-1415

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a   Kurashige, Nile S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis lyrata; Brassica spp.; Brassicaceae; Glucosinolates; Herbivory; Horseradish; Host range evolution; Induced plant resistance; Microencapsulation; Myrosinase; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID;

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HERBIVORY; HOST RANGE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIERIS RAPAE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT ROOT; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; BUTTERFLIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOTHIOCYANATES; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS LYRATA; ARACHNIDA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BRASSICA; BRASSICACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 0037828471     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024265420375     Document Type: Article

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