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Plants are equipped with various defensive attributes against herbivores, including volatile and nonvolatile compounds. In maize plants, benzoxazinoids mediate resistance against some herbivores, with... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2022

Author(s): RODRIGUEZ, M. A. D.

The root holoparasitic angiosperm Orobanche crenata is a severe constraint to the cultivation of legumes. Breeding for resistance is a difficult task. Understanding the mechanisms underlying host resi... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2009

Author(s): BOAS, P. R. V.; GUSMAO, M. R.; LAUMANN, R. A.; BORGES, M.; MORAES, M. C. B.

Plants respond indirectly to herbivore injury in a species-specific way and emit a specific blend of volatiles that are attractive to the enemies of herbivores. We evaluatedwhether maize plants, Zea m... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2023

Social wasps in the Polybia genus are important for use as pest-control agents in agricultural systems. The objective of this study was to investigate the behavioural responses of Polybia fastidiosusc... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017

Author(s): ADAIME, R.

We determined the influence of resin ducts, sap content, and fruit physicochemical features of four mango cultivars (Criollo, Manila, Ataulfo, and Tommy Atkins) on their susceptibility to the attack o... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2017

'Smart' plants that release volatile defence compounds in response to pest damage, and which recruit beneficial natural enemies, offer an opportunity for exploiting biological control in future crop p... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2019

Root-knot nematodes constitute a constraint for important crops, including peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Resistance to Meloidogyne arenaria has been identi fied in the peanut wild relative Arachis ste... ...

Repository: BDPA     Publication year: 2013

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