Foliar methyl salicylate emissions indicate prolonged aphid infestation on silver birch and black alder

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-416

  Blande, James D ^a   Korjus, Minna ^a   Holopainen, Jarmo K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agelastica alni; Euceraphis betulae; Monoterpenes; Sesquiterpenes; Volatile

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

APHID; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; PEST SPECIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AEROSOL; BEETLE; DICOTYLEDON; MONOTERPENE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SALICYLATE; SAPLING;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BIRCH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ILEX; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BETULA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; ILEX; SALICYLATES;

AGELASTICA ALNI; ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; APHIDIDAE; BETULA PENDULA; COLEOPTERA; EUCERAPHIS BETULAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77649320453     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp124     Document Type: Article

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