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Variation in the Molecular Phenotype of βglu-1, an Insect Defence-Related Beta-Glucosidase Gene, in Two Transcontinental Picea Species.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2025
Wu Ernest T Y, Hung Tin Hang, Erbilgin Nadir, Ullah Aziz, Jansons Āris, Ali Hisham A A, Clegg Sonya M, MacKay John J
Abstract excerpt
Forest trees face threats from many insect pest species, underscoring the importance of understanding their defence mechanisms for survival. In a North American conifer species, Picea glauca, gene expression of βglu-1 produces phenolic compounds (acetophenones) that defend against its insect defoliator, Choristoneura fumiferana. βglu-1 is also expressed in a Eurasian conifer species, Picea abies, although no...
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- Picea
- Animals
- beta-Glucosidase
- Phenotype
- Europe
- North America
