Flavanone-3-Hydroxylase Plays an Important Role in the Biosynthesis of Spruce Phenolic Defenses Against Bark Beetles and Their Fungal Associates

Flavanone-3-Hydroxylase Plays an Important Role in the Biosynthesis of Spruce Phenolic Defenses Against Bark Beetles and Their Fungal Associates

Conifer forests worldwide are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attacks by bark beetles and their fungal associates due to the effects of global warming. Attack by the bark beetle Ips typographus and the blue-stain fungus it vectors (Endoconidiophora polonica) on Norway spruce (Picea abies) is wel...

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Main Authors: Almuth Hammerbacher, Dineshkumar Kandasamy, Chhana Ullah, Axel Schmidt, Louwrance P. Wright, Jonathan Gershenzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
taxifolin
catechin
flavonoids
F3H
Picea abies
Endoconidiophora polonica
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00208/full

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