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Nicotiana attenuata
Artemisia tridentata ssp tridentata
Cis-meja
Trans-meja
Interplant communication
Induced defenses
Protease inhibitor
Nicotine
Manduca sexta.
Herbivore manduca-sexta
Host nicotiana-attenuata
Wild tobacco
Molecular-interactions
Volatile emissions
Induced responses
Bean-leaves
Acid
Communication
Growth.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Abstract:
Nicotiana attenuata plants growing in close proximity to damaged sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata) suffer less herbivory than plants near undamaged sagebrush. Sagebrush constitutively releases methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a compound that when