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Chemical defenses
Glucosinolates
Trichomes
Heritability
Herbivore defense
Resistance
Plutella xylostella
Trichoplusia ni
Arabidopsis thaliana
Quantitative trait loci
Pieris-rapae
Wild radish
Induced responses
Genetic-structure
Trichoplusia-ni
Black mustard
Brassica-rapa
Plant defense
Life-history
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences
Abstract:
Glucosinolates (GS) and trichomes contribute to plant resistance against insect herbivores in the model Arabidopsis thaliana. The functional and genetic characteristics of herbivore defense, however, can differ even between closely related species. In a