TY - BOOK ID - 217151 TI - Induced plant resistance to herbivory PY - 2008 SN - 1281242942 9786611242947 1402081820 PB - [Berlin] : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Plants KW - Plant defenses. KW - Insect resistance. KW - Defense mechanisms, Plant KW - Defenses, Plant KW - Mechanisms, Plant defense KW - Plant defense mechanisms KW - Plant self-protection KW - Self-defense in plants KW - Self-protection in plants KW - Plant ecology KW - Dangerous plants KW - Poisonous plants KW - Insect resistance of plants KW - Plant resistance to insects KW - Resistance of plants to insects KW - Insects KW - Defenses KW - Disease and pest resistance KW - Host plants KW - Botany. KW - Biochemistry. KW - Plant physiology. KW - Plant Ecology. KW - Plant genetics. KW - Plant Sciences. KW - Biochemistry, general. KW - Plant Physiology. KW - Plant Biochemistry. KW - Plant Genetics and Genomics. KW - Biological chemistry KW - Chemical composition of organisms KW - Organisms KW - Physiological chemistry KW - Biology KW - Chemistry KW - Medical sciences KW - Botanical science KW - Phytobiology KW - Phytography KW - Phytology KW - Plant biology KW - Plant science KW - Natural history KW - Genetics KW - Botany KW - Ecology KW - Physiology KW - Composition KW - Phytoecology KW - Vegetation ecology KW - Plant science. KW - Plant ecology. KW - Plant biochemistry. KW - Phytochemistry KW - Plant biochemistry KW - Plant chemistry KW - Biochemistry KW - Phytochemicals KW - Plant biochemical genetics KW - Floristic botany KW - Floristic ecology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:217151 AB - Flowering plants dominate much of the Earth's surface and yet, as sessile organisms, they must constantly resist attack by numerous voracious herbivores. Survival in the face of an abundance of insect predators relies on sophisticated resistance systems allowing plants to escape from herbivory in time or in space, to confront herbivores directly, or to fight them indirectly by remarkable collaborations with other species. Until recently, plant resistance was believed to be constitutive, i.e. ever-present and independent from herbivore attack. However, plants were discovered to respond actively to herbivory through the mobilization of specific defenses, and this discovery opened an exciting new field of research. This book provides a thorough overview of the anatomical, chemical, and developmental features contributing to plant defense, with particular emphasis on plant responses that are induced by wounding or herbivore attack. Written by leading experts, the book first introduces the general concepts of direct and [..]. ER -