Volatile DMNT directly protects plants against Plutella xylostella by disrupting the peritrophic matrix barrier in insect midgut

Volatile DMNT directly protects plants against Plutella xylostella by disrupting the peritrophic matrix barrier in insect midgut

Insect pests negatively affect crop quality and yield; identifying new methods to protect crops against insects therefore has important agricultural applications. Our analysis of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants showed that overexpression of pentacyclic triterpene synthase 1, encoding the key...

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Main Authors: Chen Chen, Hongyi Chen, Shijie Huang, Taoshan Jiang, Chuanhong Wang, Zhen Tao, Chen He, Qingfeng Tang, Peijin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-02-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
homoterpene DMNT
Plutella xylostella
peritrophic matrix
insect midgut
microbiota
PEN1
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/63938

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