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Isoprene emissions influence herbivore feeding decisions. / Laothawornkitkul, Jullada; Paul, Nigel D.; Vickers, Claudia E. et al.

In: Plant, Cell and Environment, Vol. 31, No. 10, 2008, p. 1410-1415.

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Laothawornkitkul, J, Paul, ND, Vickers, CE, Possell, M, Taylor, JE, Mullineaux, PM & Hewitt, CN 2008, 'Isoprene emissions influence herbivore feeding decisions', Plant, Cell and Environment, vol. 31, no. 10, pp. 1410-1415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01849.x

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Laothawornkitkul, J., Paul, N. D., Vickers, C. E., Possell, M., Taylor, J. E., Mullineaux, P. M., & Hewitt, C. N. (2008). Isoprene emissions influence herbivore feeding decisions. Plant, Cell and Environment, 31(10), 1410-1415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01849.x

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Laothawornkitkul J, Paul ND, Vickers CE, Possell M, Taylor JE, Mullineaux PM et al. Isoprene emissions influence herbivore feeding decisions. Plant, Cell and Environment. 2008;31(10):1410-1415. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01849.x

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Laothawornkitkul, Jullada ; Paul, Nigel D. ; Vickers, Claudia E. et al. / Isoprene emissions influence herbivore feeding decisions. In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 2008 ; Vol. 31, No. 10. pp. 1410-1415.

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abstract = "Isoprene (C5H8, 2-methyl 1,3-butadiene) is synthesized and emitted by many, but not all, plants. Unlike other related volatile organic compounds (monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes), isoprene has not been shown to mediate plant-herbivore interactions. Here, for the first time, we show, in feeding choice tests using isoprene-emitting transgenic tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Samsun) and non-emitting azygous control plants, that isoprene deters Manduca sexta caterpillars from feeding. This avoidance behaviour was confirmed using an artificial (isoprene-emitting and non-emitting control) diet. Both in vivo and in vitro experiments showed that isoprene can activate feeding avoidance behaviour in this system with a dose-response effect on caterpillar behaviour and an isoprene emission threshold level of < 6 nmol m(-2) s(-1).",
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