An elm EST database for identifying leaf beetle egg-induced defense genes
BACKGROUND:Plants can defend themselves against herbivorous insects prior to the onset of larval feeding by responding to the eggs laid on their leaves. In the European field elm (Ulmus minor), egg laying by the elm leaf beetle ( Xanthogaleruca luteola) activates the emission of volatiles that attra...
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BioMed Central
2012
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Online Access: | Büchel et al. BMC Genomics 2012, 13:242 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/242 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610019 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610019 |