Plant-Pest Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Chemical Ecology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Role of Herbivore-Associated Molecular Patterns (HAMPs) in Modulating Plant Defenses

   • Garima Malik, Ritu Chaturvedi, Sunila Hooda

   Pages 1-29

3. Transcriptomics Studies Revealing Enigma of Insect-Plant Interaction

   • Sujata Singh, Archana Singh, Indrakant K. Singh

   Pages 31-55

4. Plant–Insect Interaction: A Proteomic Approach in Defence Mechanism

   • Anjana Rustagi, Samira Chugh, Shweta Sharma, Punam Kumari, Deepak Kumar

   Pages 57-72

5. Role of miRNA in Plant Defense Against Insects

   • Jinu Jacob, P. Madhu, R. Vinodh

   Pages 73-91

6. Role of Mapks During Plant-Insect Interaction

   • Kaur Manjeet, Sunita Yadav

   Pages 93-106

7. Thioredoxins as Molecular Players in Plants, Pests, and Pathogens

   • Pragati Kumari, Arvind Gupta, Saurabh Yadav

   Pages 107-125

8. Plant Volatiles and Their Role in Insect Olfaction

   • Muhammad Binyameen, Qasim Ali, Amit Roy, Fredrik Schlyter

   Pages 127-156

9. Direct and Indirect Defence Against Insects

   • Anupama Razdan Tiku

   Pages 157-192

10. Signalling During Insect Plant Interaction

    • Vibha Gulyani Checker, Meenakshi Sharma

    Pages 193-214

11. Role of Phytohormones in Plant Defence Against Insects: Signalling and Crosstalk

    • A. R. Sakthi, C. Selvi, R. Poorniammal

    Pages 215-231

12. Plant Proteinase Inhibitor and Protease Interaction During Insect-Plant Communication

    • Mahaswetta Saikia, Rakesh Kumar

    Pages 233-264

13. Natural Insecticidal Proteins and Their Potential in Future IPM

    • Amit Roy, Amrita Chakraborty

    Pages 265-303

14. Deciphering the Role of Phytoanticipins, Phytoalexins, and Polyphenols in Plant-Insect Defense

    • Sumanti Gupta, Amit Roy

    Pages 305-335

15. Microbial Influence on Plant–Insect Interaction

    • Amrita Chakraborty, Amit Roy

    Pages 337-363

16. Microbe-Plant-Insect Interactions: A Comparative Dissection of Interactome

    • Rahul Arora, Garima Malik

    Pages 365-398

17. Simplified Perspective of Complex Insect–Plant Interactions

    • Anupam Varshney Sharma, Vachaspati Mishra

    Pages 399-415

18. Molecular and Biochemical Aspect of Insect-Plant Interaction: A Perspective for Pest Management

    • Pallee Shree, Mohit Kumar, Dileep K. Singh

    Pages 417-436

19. Ecology and Evolution of Insect-Plant Interactions

    • Anjana Singha Naorem, Sengodan Karthi

    Pages 437-453

20. Back Matter

    Pages 455-464

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As food producers, plants are constantly under attack by insects. Over the course of evolution, plants have not only developed a sophisticated defense apparatus but have also refined biochemical defense mechanisms to protect themselves, thereby maintaining the ecological balance. Plant-pest interactions induce an elaborate array of reactions involving the release of volatile compounds, effector and signaling molecules, trans-membrane proteins, and a variety of enzymes and hormones. 

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the strategies that plants employ against insects and other pests to ensure their continued survival. Addressing an important gap in the literature, it shares the latest findings in the field of plant–pest interactions for a broad audience. Providing an overview of the current state of knowledge on plant-pest interactions and their role in the genetic improvement of crops, it offers an essential guide for researchers and professionals in the fields of agriculture, plant pathology, entomology, cell biology, molecular biology and genetics.

• HAMPs
• Phytohormones
• Transcriptomics
• Proteomics
• MAP Kinase
• Proteinase inhibitors

• Molecular Biology Research Lab, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

  Indrakant K. Singh

• Department of Botany, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

  Archana Singh

Dr. Indrakant K. Singh received his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Delhi (DU) and is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. He has received a Young Scientist Award from the SERB, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India; a Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the MHRD, Govt. of India; a Max Planck Fellowship from the Max Planck Society, Germany, etc. Dr. Indrakant has published his research in prominent peer-reviewed journals such as JXB (Oxford), Scientific Reports, IJOBioMAc etc. His research interests include the molecular basis of plant-insect interactions and human health. 




Dr. Archana Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, India
Dr. Archana Singh obtained her Ph.D. in PMB from the NIPGR, Delhi, India and is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi. She has received a Young Scientist Award and Early Career Research Award from the SERB, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India; a Raman Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the MHRD, Govt. of India; and an EMBO fellowship from EMBO, Heidelberg, Germany. She has published her research in prominent peer-reviewed journals. Over the years, she has expanded her research interests from PMB to genomics and proteomics. 

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