Jasmonate-induced defenses in tomato against Helicoverpa armigera depend in part on nutrient availability, but artificial induction via methyl jasmonate does not

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 531-541

  Tan, Ching Wen ^a   Chiang, Shu Ya ^a   Ravuiwasa, Kaliova Tavou ^a   Yadav, Jitendra ^a   Hwang, Shaw Yhi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Helicoverpa armigera; Methyl jasmonate (MeJA); Nutrient availability; Polyphenol oxidase (PPO); Tomato; Trypsin inhibitor (TPI)

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; HERBIVORE; HORMONE; MOTH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT DEFENSE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84870388019     PISSN: 18728855     EISSN: 18728847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-012-9206-3     Document Type: Article

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