So Much for Glucosinolates: A Generalist Does Survive and Develop on Brassicas, but at What Cost?

So Much for Glucosinolates: A Generalist Does Survive and Develop on Brassicas, but at What Cost?

While plants produce complex cocktails of chemical defences with different targets and efficacies, the biochemical effects of phytotoxin ingestion are often poorly understood. Here, we examine the physiological and metabolic effects of the ingestion of glucosinolates (GSLs), the frontline chemical d...

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Main Authors: Verena Jeschke, Jacinta M. Zalucki, Bettina Raguschke, Jonathan Gershenzon, David G. Heckel, Myron P. Zalucki, Daniel G. Vassão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
plant chemical defenses
Brassicaceae
glucosinolates
isothiocyanates
generalist herbivore
<i>Helicoverpa armigera</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/5/962

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