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Differential Effects of Indole and Aliphatic Glucosinolates on Lepidopteran Herbivores
Glucosinolates are a diverse group of defensive secondary metabolites that is characteristic of the Brassicales. Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. (Brassicaceae) lines with mutations that greatly reduce abundance ...
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Open AccessImmunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum
Recent genomic analyses of arthropod defense mechanisms suggest conservation of key elements underlying responses to pathogens, parasites and stresses. At the center of pathogen-induced immune responses are si...
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Non-Volatile Intact Indole Glucosinolates are Host Recognition Cues for Ovipositing Plutella xylostella
The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), a crucifer-specialist pest, has been documented to employ glucosinolates as host recognition cues for oviposition. Through the use of mutant Arabidopsis thaliana plants...
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Indole glucosinolate breakdown and its biological effects
Most species in the Brassicaceae produce one or more indole glucosinolates. In addition to the parent indol-3-ylmethylglucosinolate (IMG), other commonly encountered indole glucosinolates are 1-methoxyIMG, 4-h...
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Open AccessGenomic resources for Myzus persicae: EST sequencing, SNP identification, and microarray design
The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer), is a world-wide insect pest capable of infesting more than 40 plant families, including many crop species. However, despite the significant damage inflicted by M. p...
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Effects of external phosphorus supply on internal phosphorus concentration and the initiation, growth and exudation of cluster roots in Hakea prostrata R.Br.
The response of internal phosphorus concentration, cluster-root initiation, and growth and carboxylate exudation to different external P supplies was investigated in Hakea prostrata R.Br. using a split-root desig...
