Source-to-sink transport of sugar is one of the major determinants of plant growth and relies
on the efficient and controlled distribution of sucrose (and some other sugars such as …

Many plants contain carbohydrate-binding proteins that are commonly designated as lectins,
agglutinins, or hemagglutinins. Due to the obvious differences in molecular structure …

One of the most important direct defense responses in plants against the attack by
phytophagous insects is the production of insecticidal peptides or proteins. One particular …

Nectar properties tend to be similar for plants visited by the same kinds of pollinators, and
much of the available information on nectar chemistry has been collected in the context of …

To meet the demands for food of the expanding world population, there is need of new ways
for protecting plant crops against predators and pathogens while avoiding the use of …

Plants respond to insect herbivory with responses broadly known as direct defenses, indirect
defenses, and tolerance. Direct defenses include all plant traits that affect susceptibility of …

Lectins are carbohydrate binding (glyco) proteins which are ubiquitous in nature. In plants,
they are distributed in various families and hence ingested daily in appreciable amounts by …

Due to the high content of nutrient, sieve tubes are a primary target for pests, eg, most
phytophagous hemipteran. To protect the integrity of the sieve tubes as well as their content …

The nutritional physiology of aphids Page 88 The Nutritional Physiology of Aphids Angela E.
Douglas Department of Biology, University of York, PO Box 373, York, YO10 5YW, UK 1 …

The phloem is a well-known target of sucking and piercing insects that utilize the transported
fluid as their major nutrient source. In addition to small molecules like sugars and amino …