Biodiversity is adversely affected by the growing levels of synthetic chemicals released into
the environment due to agricultural activities. This has been the driving force for embracing …

Over the past century, early advances in understanding the identity of the chemicals that
collectively form a living plant have led scientists to deeper investigations exploring where …

Main conclusion Maize produces an array of herbivore-induced terpene volatiles that attract
parasitoids to infested plants and a suite of pathogen-induced non-volatile terpenoids with …

Fungal infection of grasses, including rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and
barley (Hordeum vulgare), induces the formation and accumulation of flavonoid …

During the past decade metabolomics has emerged as one of the fastest developing
branches of “-omics” technologies. Metabolomics involves documentation, identification, and …

Terpenoids are ubiquitous to all kingdoms of life and are one of the most diverse groups of
compounds, both structurally and functionally. Despite being derived from common …

Specialized metabolites constitute key layers of immunity that underlie disease resistance in
crops; however, challenges in resolving pathways limit our understanding of the functions …

Terpenoids are a major component of maize (Zea mays) chemical defenses that mediate
responses to herbivores, pathogens, and other environmental challenges. Here, we …

Duplication and divergence of primary pathway genes underlie the evolution of plant
specialized metabolism; however, mechanisms partitioning parallel hormone and defence …

Among the myriad specialized metabolites that plants employ to mediate interactions with
their environment, diterpenoids form a chemically diverse group with vital biological …