Tomato Reproductive Success Is Equally Affected by Herbivores That Induce or That Suppress Defenses

by Jie Liu, Saioa Legarrea, Merijn R. Kant
Published 2017-12-01

Tetranychus evansi spider mite populations suppress tomato defenses to varying degrees

by Bram Knegt, Tomas T. Meijer, Merijn R. Kant, E. Toby Kiers, Martijn Egas
Published 2020-05-01

Independent Effects of a Herbivore’s Bacterial Symbionts on Its Performance and Induced Plant Defences

by Heike Staudacher, Bernardus C. J. Schimmel, Mart M. Lamers, Nicky Wybouw, Astrid T. Groot, Merijn R. Kant
Published 2017-01-01

A jasmonate-inducible defense trait transferred from wild into cultivated tomato establishes increased whitefly resistance and reduced viral disease incidence

by Rocío Escobar-Bravo, Juan M. Alba, Clara Pons, Antonio Granell, Merijn R. Kant, Enrique Moriones, Rafael Fernández-Muñoz
Published 2016-11-01

Plant Glandular Trichomes as Targets for Breeding or Engineering of Resistance to Herbivores

by Merijn R. Kant, Robert C. Schuurink, Bernardus C. J. Schimmel, Juan M. Alba, Rocío Escobar-Bravo, Joris J. Glas
Published 2012-12-01

Juvenile Spider Mites Induce Salicylate Defenses, but Not Jasmonate Defenses, Unlike Adults

by Jie Liu, Jie Liu, Saioa Legarrea, Juan M. Alba, Lin Dong, Rachid Chafi, Steph B. J. Menken, Merijn R. Kant
Published 2020-07-01

Distinct Signatures of Host Defense Suppression by Plant-Feeding Mites

by Bernardus C. J. Schimmel, Juan M. Alba, Nicky Wybouw, Joris J. Glas, Tomas T. Meijer, Robert C. Schuurink, Merijn R. Kant
Published 2018-10-01

Editorial: Plant Responses to Phytophagous Mites/Thrips and Search for Resistance

by Raul A. Sperotto, Vojislava Grbic, Maria L. Pappas, Kirsten A. Leiss, Merijn R. Kant, Calum R. Wilson, M. Estrella Santamaria, Yulin Gao
Published 2019-07-01

Why Do Herbivorous Mites Suppress Plant Defenses?

by C. Joséphine H. Blaazer, Ernesto A. Villacis-Perez, Rachid Chafi, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Merijn R. Kant, Bernardus C. J. Schimmel
Published 2018-07-01

Spotlight on the Roles of Whitefly Effectors in Insect–Plant Interactions

by Diana Naalden, Diana Naalden, Paula J. M. van Kleeff, Sarmina Dangol, Marieke Mastop, Rebecca Corkill, Saskia A. Hogenhout, Saskia A. Hogenhout, Merijn R. Kant, Robert C. Schuurink
Published 2021-07-01

Genome streamlining in a minute herbivore that manipulates its host plant

by Robert Greenhalgh, Wannes Dermauw, Joris J Glas, Stephane Rombauts, Nicky Wybouw, Jainy Thomas, Juan M Alba, Ellen J Pritham, Saioa Legarrea, René Feyereisen, Yves Van de Peer, Thomas Van Leeuwen, Richard M Clark, Merijn R Kant
Published 2020-10-01