Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide impairs the performance of root-feeding vine weevils by modifying root growth and secondary metabolites

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 688-695

  Johnson, Scott N ^a   Barton, Adam T ^b   Clark, Katherine E ^a,c   Gregory, Peter J ^a   Mcmenemy, Lindsay S ^a,c   Hancock, Robert D ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black vine weevil; Carbon dioxide; Induced responses; Phenolics; Roots; Secondary metabolites; Soils

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PEST; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; METABOLITE; NITROGEN; PHENOL; ROOT; VINE;

CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; OTIORHYNCHUS SULCATUS; RIBES HUDSONIANUM; RIBES NIGRUM;

EID: 78650787383     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02264.x     Document Type: Article

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