Inducibility of Plant Secondary Metabolites in the Stem Predicts Genetic Variation in Resistance Against a Key Insect Herbivore in Maritime Pine

Inducibility of Plant Secondary Metabolites in the Stem Predicts Genetic Variation in Resistance Against a Key Insect Herbivore in Maritime Pine

Resistance to herbivores and pathogens is considered a key plant trait with strong adaptive value in trees, usually involving high concentrations of a diverse array of plant secondary metabolites (PSM). Intraspecific genetic variation and plasticity of PSM are widely known. However, their ecology an...

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Main Authors: Xosé López-Goldar, Caterina Villari, Pierluigi Bonello, Anna Karin Borg-Karlson, Delphine Grivet, Rafael Zas, Luís Sampedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
genetic variation
herbivory
inducibility
maritime pine
plant secondary metabolites (PSM)
phenolics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01651/full

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