Volatile Semiochemical Mediated Plant Defense in Cereals: A Novel Strategy for Crop Protection

Plants have evolved highly intriguing ways of defending themselves against insect attacks, including through emission of defense volatiles. These volatiles serve the plant’s defense by directly repelling phytophagous insects and/or indirectly through attracting natural enemies antagonistic to the he...

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Main Authors: Amanuel Tamiru, Zeyaur R. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/7/3/58