植物蛋白酶抑制剂是除Bt 之外又一个愈来愈研究较多的抗虫基因资源, 其分布广泛, 在豆科,
茄科, 禾本科, 葫芦科及十字花科等植物中存在较多. 植物蛋白酶抑制剂抗虫基因主要通过2 …

Plants defend themselves against the attack of natural enemies by using an array of both
constitutively expressed and induced defenses. Long-lived woody perennials are …

Background The periderm is a protective barrier crucial for land plant survival, but little is
known about genetic factors involved in its development and regulation. Using a …

Abstract Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) as a clonal tree species possesses
a complex root system through which trees of the same or different clones are connected …

This work investigates the effect of methyl jasmonte (MeJa), mechanical wounding, and
herbivory caused by larval feeding of a specialist insect (Agraulis vanillae vanillae) upon …

Some herbivores suppress plant defenses, which may be viewed as a result of the
coevolutionary arms race between plants and herbivores. However, this ability is usually …

Trypsin inhibitors (TIs) play important roles in plant defense against biotic stresses. In this
work, we first characterized the KTI gene families in the herbaceous model system …

The nutritional value of alternative host plants for leaf-feeding insects such as caterpillars is
commonly measured in terms of protein quantity. However, nutritional value might also …

The growth rates of insect herbivores commonly decrease when they feed on mature leaves
due to the combined effects of several nutritional and physiological mechanisms …

The efficient aquisition of nutrients from leaves by insect herbivores increases their nutrient
assimilation rates and overall fitness. Caterpillars of the gypsy moth (L ymantria dispar L.) …