The interactions of plants with environment and insects are bi-directional and dynamic.
Consequently, a myriad of mechanisms has evolved to engage organisms in different types …

In recent years, forests have been exposed to an unprecedented rise in pests and
pathogens. This, coupled with the added challenge of climate change, renders forest …

The botanical source of Brazilian green propolis (BGP) is Baccharis dracunculifolia DC,
which interacts not only with Apis mellifera, but also with galling insects. In the last decade …

Plants produce a plethora of phytochemicals including sugars, amino acids (AAs), volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) and secondary metabolites (SMs) with different ecological …

In the present study, organic volatile markers of three strawberry varieties (Albion, Festival
and Frontera) during the maturation process were investigated. Forty metabolites associated …

Plants produce considerable amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with several
biological functions, including protection against biotic agents such as viruses and their …

The galling insect, Leptocybe invasa, causes significant losses in plantations of various
Eucalyptus species and hybrids, threatening its economic viability. We applied a genome …

Plants draw from various genetically controlled defenses to protect against herbivores and
pathogens. The efficacy of alternative defenses can vary with the biology and phylogeny of …

Terpenoids are a large class of natural secondary plant metabolites which are highly diverse
in structure, formed from isoprene units (C-5), associated with a wide range of biological …

Globally, gall-forming insects significantly contribute to the degradation of desert
ecosystems. Recent studies have demonstrated that Haloxylon persicum suffers less …