The herbivore-induced plant volatile methyl salicylate negatively affects attraction of the parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-489

  Snoeren, Tjeerd A L ^a   Mumm, Roland ^a   Poelman, Erik H ^a   Yang, Yue ^b,c   Pichersky, Eran ^b   Dicke, Marcel ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BSMT1; Herbivore induced plant volatile; Herbivory; Methyl salicylate; Parasitoid host location behaviour; SABATH methyl transferase; Volatile emission

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BSMT1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; METHYLTRANSFERASE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CATERPILLAR; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; HOST LOCATION; PARASITOID; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SALICYLATE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASP;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WASP;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SALICYLATES; WASPS;

ARABIDOPSIS; DIADEGMA SEMICLAUSUM; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 77952314042     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9787-1     Document Type: Article

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