Identification of an insect-produced olfactory cue that primes plant defenses

Autor: Anjel M. Helms, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Armin Tröger, Hans T. Alborn, Wittko Francke, John F. Tooker, Mark C. Mescher
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
60223286
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00335-8
Popis: Plants are able to prime anti-herbivore defenses in response to olfactory cues of insect pests. Here, Helms et al. identify the insect pheromone E,S-conophthorin produced by the goldenrod gall fly as the specific chemical component that elicits this priming response in goldenrod plants.
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