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Oxidative responses in soybean foliage to herbivory by bean leaf beetle and three-cornered alfalfa hopper

Variation in induced responses in soybean is shown to be dependent, in part, upon herbivore species. Herbivory by the phloem-feeding three-cornered alfalfa hopper caused increases in the activities of several oxidative enzymes including lipoxygenases, peroxidases, ascorbate oxidase, and polyphenol o...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1994-03, Vol.20 (3), p.639-650
Main Authors: Felton, G.W, Summers, C.B, Mueller, A.J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Variation in induced responses in soybean is shown to be dependent, in part, upon herbivore species. Herbivory by the phloem-feeding three-cornered alfalfa hopper caused increases in the activities of several oxidative enzymes including lipoxygenases, peroxidases, ascorbate oxidase, and polyphenol oxidase. Bean leaf beetle defoliation caused increased lipoxygenase activity, but had little effect upon peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, ascorbate oxidase, or trypsin inhibitor levels in either field or greenhouse studies. In one field experiment, prior herbivory by the bean leaf beetle subsequently reduced the suitability of foliage to the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea. The contribution of these findings to emerging theories of insect-plant interactions is discussed
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF02059604