Induced plant defense via volatile production is dependent on rhizobial symbiosis

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 833-846

  Ballhorn, Daniel J ^a   Kautz, Stefanie ^b   Schädler, Martin ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Above belowground interactions; Legumes; Nitrogen fixation; Phaseolus lunatus; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD QUALITY; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS; FABACEAE; HEXAPODA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS LUNATUS; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 84878981798     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2539-x     Document Type: Article

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