Lack of an induced response following fire and herbivory of two chemotypes of Melaleuca quinquenervia and its effect on two biological control agents

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-161

  Wheeler, G S ^a   Ordung, K M ^b  

^a INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCA/Americorps   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire adapted species; Induced responses; Induction of secondary metabolites; Insect nutrition; Integrated control; Leaf toughness; Plant quality; Secondary metabolites; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BOREIOGLYCASPIS MELALEUCAE; CURCULIONIDAE; INSECTA; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; OXYOPS VITIOSA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 33748572956     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.05.016     Document Type: Article

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