Localization of sesquiterpene formation and emission in maize leaves after herbivore damage

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Köllner, Tobias G ^a   Lenk, Claudia ^b   Schnee, Christiane ^a,c   Köpke, Sabrina ^a   Lindemann, Peter ^b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Degenhardt, Jörg ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Herbivore induced terpene formation; Jasmonic acid; Maize; Poaceae; Sesquiterpenes; Solid phase microextraction (SPME); Terpene biosynthesis; Terpene synthase; Volatiles; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POACEAE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; CYCLOPENTANES; HERBIVORY; OXYLIPINS; PLANT LEAVES; POACEAE; SESQUITERPENES; ZEA MAYS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873031406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-15     Document Type: Article

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