Biosynthesis and metabolic actions of simple phenolic acids in plants

R Marchiosi, WD dos Santos, RP Constantin… - Phytochemistry …, 2020 - Springer
The diversity of secondary compounds in the plant kingdom is huge. About 200,000
compounds are known, which are grouped into amines, non-protein amino acids, peptides …

Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles and tritrophic interactions across spatial scales

Y Aartsma, FJJA Bianchi, W van der Werf… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are an important cue used in herbivore location
by carnivorous arthropods such as parasitoids. The effects of plant volatiles on parasitoids …

Molecular basis of methyl-salicylate-mediated plant airborne defence

Q Gong, Y Wang, L He, F Huang, D Zhang, Y Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Aphids transmit viruses and are destructive crop pests. Plants that have been attacked by
aphids release volatile compounds to elicit airborne defence (AD) in neighbouring plants …

Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles: targets, perception and unanswered questions

M Heil - 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plants respond to mechanical wounding, herbivore feeding or infection by pathogens with
the release of volatiles. Small C6 molecules termed green‐leaf volatiles form a general …

Attracting carnivorous arthropods with plant volatiles: the future of biocontrol or playing with fire?

I Kaplan - Biological control, 2012 - Elsevier
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are potent attractants for entomophagous
arthropods and researchers have long speculated that HIPVs can be used to lure natural …

The ecology of predatory hoverflies as ecosystem-service providers in agricultural systems

N Rodríguez-Gasol, G Alins, ER Veronesi, S Wratten - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
The main contemporary challenge for agriculture is to meet the food demands of the
increasing world population while becoming more environmentally sustainable. One way to …

Closely related NAC transcription factors of tomato differentially regulate stomatal closure and reopening during pathogen attack

M Du, Q Zhai, L Deng, S Li, H Li, L Yan, Z Huang… - The Plant …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
To restrict pathogen entry, plants close stomata as an integral part of innate immunity. To
counteract this defense, Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato produces coronatine (COR) …

Exploring the kairomone-based foraging behaviour of natural enemies to enhance biological control: a review

PM Ayelo, CWW Pirk, AA Yusuf, A Chailleux… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Kairomones are chemical signals that mediate interspecific interactions beneficial to
organisms that detect the cues. These attractants can be individual compounds or mixtures …

Root symbionts: Powerful drivers of plant above‐and belowground indirect defenses

S Rasmann, A Bennett, A Biere, A Karley… - Insect …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microbial mutualists of plants, including mycorrhizal fungi, non‐mycorrhizal fungi and
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, have been typically characterized for increasing …

Biological control agents for control of pests in greenhouses

JC Van Lenteren, O Alomar, WJ Ravensberg… - Integrated pest and …, 2020 - Springer
First we describe the different types of biocontrol used in greenhouses and present
examples of each type. Next we summarize the history of greenhouse biocontrol, which …