Aphids are important herbivores of both wild and cultivated plants. Plants rely on unique
mechanisms of recognition, signalling and defence to cope with the specialized mode of …

Phytophages breach the integrity of plant tissues to recover nutrients from foliage, seeds,
pollen, nectar, roots, or shoots. While many herbivores cause extensive damage, phloem …

Under herbivore attack plants mount a defence response characterized by the accumulation
of secondary metabolites and inhibitory proteins. Significant changes are observed in the …

Plants respond to insect herbivory with responses broadly known as direct defenses, indirect
defenses, and tolerance. Direct defenses include all plant traits that affect susceptibility of …

Soil microorganisms with growth-promoting activities in plants, including rhizobacteria and
rhizofungi, can improve plant health in a variety of different ways. These beneficial microbes …

The brown planthopper (BPH) is the most notorious pest of rice (Oryza sativa). Studies of
rice–BPH interaction have contributed to development of new rice varieties, offering an …

In feeding, aphids inject saliva into plant tissues, gaining access to phloem sap and eliciting
(and sometimes overcoming) plant responses. We are examining the involvement, in this …

Aphids are economically important pests that cause extensive feeding damage and transmit
viruses. While some species have a broad host range and cause damage to a variety of …

Plants and herbivores have been interacting for millions of years. Over time, plants have
evolved mechanisms to defend against herbivore attacks. Herbivore‐challenged plants …

Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) feeding on Arabidopsis thaliana induces a defence
response, quantified as reduced aphid progeny production, in infested leaves but not in …