Sustainable agriculture has become a global priority in response to increasing food demand
and the challenges confronting agricultural production, such as biotic and abiotic stresses. In …

Main conclusion Cultivated tomato presented lower constitutive volatiles, reduced
morphological and chemical defenses, and increased leaf nutritional quality that affect its …

Intraguild interactions are known to trigger competition among phytophagous insects that
depend on the same food source, which may have implications on natural enemy …

Plant-herbivore interactions have been extensively studied in tomato plants and their most
common pests. Tomato plant chemical defenses, both constitutive and inducible, play a role …

Volatile terpenoids accumulate in citrus and play important roles in plant defense against
various stressors. However, the broad-spectrum response of terpenoid biosynthesis to …

The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a highly destructive
invasive pest targeting Solanaceae crops. Its olfactory system plays a crucial role in host …

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a major pest of fruits and vegetables worldwide with
documented losses of up to 100%. Various management techniques including the use of …

Abstract Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, the invasive South American leafminer
Phthorimaea absoluta is the most damaging tomato pest. Females of the pest can reproduce …

Before the introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) to sub-Saharan Africa, Ceratitis
cosyra (Walker) was economically the most important pest in mango farming. Its native …

Main conclusion Dissimilar patterns of variants affecting genes involved in response to
herbivory, including those leading to difference in VOC production, were identified in tomato …