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Free keywords:
Jasmonic acid; wound response; proteinase-inhibitors;
octadecanoid pathway; methyl jasmonate; beta-glucosidase; gene-
expression; tomato; herbivores; thaliana
Abstract:
The induction of plant defenses by insect feeding is regulated via multiple signaling cascades. One of them, ethylene signaling, increases susceptibility of Arabidopsis to the generalist herbivore Egyptian cotton worm (Spodoptera littoralis; Lepidoptera