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Characterization of the monoterpene synthase gene tps26, the ortholog of a gene induced by insect herbivory in maize.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2008
Lin Changfa, Shen Binzhang, Xu Zhennan, Köllner Tobias G, Degenhardt Jörg, Dooner Hugo K
Abstract excerpt
Plants damaged by insects can synthesize and release volatile chemicals that attract natural enemies of the herbivore. The maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) terpene synthase gene stc1 is part of that indirect defense response, being induced in seedling blades in response to herbivory by beet army worm...
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