Overview
- Combining introductory chapters on basic concepts of plant defense and in-depth discussions of individual topics
- A timely and balanced account of the rapidly developing field of induced resistance
- Written by prominent scientists who are leading experts in their respective fields
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic Concepts of Plant Defense Against Insect Herbivores
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Production of Secondary Metabolites
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Defense Signaling
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About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"‘Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory’ edited by Andreas Schaller contains three major sections comprising a total of 21 chapters. … A broader and more complete overview of induced plant defences against herbivores would have made the book more interesting for a broader reader-ship. … every chapter gives a detailed insight into a fascinating topic and is certainly worth to read for those who are working in the area and are in search for a rapid update on their own or a closely related research topic." (Martin Heil, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 10, 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory
Editors: Andreas Schaller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8182-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8181-1Published: 28 March 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7796-7Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8182-8Published: 27 March 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 462
Topics: Plant Sciences, Biochemistry, general, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetics and Genomics