{"product_id":"insectplant-interactions-and-induced-plant-defence-9780471988151","title":"InsectPlant Interactions and Induced Plant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChair: John A. Pickett, 1999 \u003cp\u003eThis book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants use to defend themselves against attack by insects and pathogens, focusing on the networks of plant signalling pathways that underlie these defences. In response to herbivory, plants release a complex blend of as many as 100 volatile chemicals, known as semiochemicals (''sign chemicals''). These act as an airborne SOS signal, revealing the presence of the herbivore to the predators and parasitoids that are its natural enemies. Plants also have endogenous defence mechanisms that can be induced in response to pathogens, and separate chapters deal with systemic acquired resistance, phytoalexins, and the interacting pathways in pathogen and pest resistance. The book discusses underlying biochemical mechanisms by which plant stress leads to the biosynthesis of chemical signals from pools of secondary metabolite precursors, or even from t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...will be of immense value to researchers in the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Biologist, November 2000  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...an extremely stimulating book...\"\u003cbr\u003e --Entomologica Fennica, 13th November 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePartial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evolutionary Aspects of Plant-Carnivore Interactions (L. Vet).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Attraction of Parasitic Wasps by Caterpillar-Damaged Plants (T. Turlings \u0026amp; M. Fritzsche).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Specificity of Herbivore-Induced Plant Defences (M. Dicke).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aphids, Predators and Parasitoids (L. Wadhams, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Functional Interactions in the Use of Direct and Indirect Defences in Native Nicotiana Plants (I. Baldwin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plant Production of Volatile Semiochemicals in Response to Insect-Derived Elicitors (J. Tumlinson, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Hydroxamic Acid Pathway (A. Gierl \u0026amp; M. Frey).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cross-Talk Between the Signal Pathways for Pathogen-Induced Systemic Acquired Resistance and Grazing-Induced Insect Resistance (G. Felton, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Genetics and Evolution of Insect Resistance in Arabidopsis (T. Mitchell-Olds).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exploiting Insect Responses in Identifying Plant Signals (J. Pickett, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Final Discussion.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Indexes.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037072163159,"sku":"9780471988151","price":144.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471988151.jpg?v=1750934266","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/insectplant-interactions-and-induced-plant-defence-9780471988151","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}