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Plant Sciences in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences
Abstract:
When conifers such as Picea abies Karst. (Norway spruce) are attacked by insects or pathogens, they often respond by producing increased quantities of terpenoid oleoresin. This response can be mimicked in young P. abies seedlings by treatment with methy