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Genetic variation in jasmonic acid- and spider mite-induced plant volatile emission of cucumber accessions and attraction of the predator Phytoseiulus persimilis.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 May 2010
Kappers Iris F, Verstappen Francel W A, Luckerhoff Ludo L P, Bouwmeester Harro J, Dicke Marcel
Abstract excerpt
Cucumber plants (Cucumis sativus L.) respond to spider-mite (Tetranychus urticae) damage with the release of specific volatiles that are exploited by predatory mites, the natural enemies of the spider mites, to locate their prey. The production of volatiles also can be induced by exposing plants to the plant hormone jasmonic acid. We analyzed volatile emissions from 15 cucumber accessions upon herbivory by spider...
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