Herbivore-induced responses in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-320

  Agrell, Jep ^a   Oleszek, Wieslaw ^b   Stochmal, Anna ^b   Olsen, Maria ^a   Anderson, Peter ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Defense compounds; Flavonoids; Herbivore damage; Induced resistance; Medicago sativa; Phenology; Phytochemistry; Saponins; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; MEDICAGENATE; MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SOYASAPOGENOL B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; DAMAGE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORE;

ALFALFA; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; COTTON; DEFOLIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; INSECT; LARVA; MEDICAGO; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLAVONOIDS; LARVA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SAPONINS; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 0242585314     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022625810395     Document Type: Article

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