Histology and cell wall biochemistry of stone cells in the physical defence of conifers against insects

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1646-1661

  Whitehill, Justin G A ^a   Henderson, Hannah ^a   Schuetz, Mathias ^b   Skyba, Oleksandr ^b   Yuen, Macaire Man Saint ^a   King, John ^c   Samuels, A Lacey ^b   Mansfield, Shawn D ^b   Bohlmann, Jörg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

bark beetle; fluorescent tagged coniferyl alcohol; lignin; plant insect interaction; plant resistance; secondary cell wall; spruce

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BEETLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; LIGNIN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DEFENSE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PISSODES STROBI; SCOLYTINAE;

LIGNIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SPRUCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; GENOTYPE; HERBIVORY; LIGNIN; PHENOTYPE; PICEA; WEEVILS;

EID: 84978160942     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12654     Document Type: Article

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