The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense 
signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores

Schnee, C.; Köllner, Tobias G.; Held, M.; Turlings, T. C. J.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.

doi:10.1073/pnas.0508027103

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The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores

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Schnee, C.
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Köllner, Tobias G.
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Held, M.
Department of Molecular Ecology, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Gershenzon, J.
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Degenhardt, J.
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Schnee, C., Köllner, T. G., Held, M., Turlings, T. C. J., Gershenzon, J., & Degenhardt, J. (2006). The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(4), 1129-1134. doi:10.1073/pnas.0508027103.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-A785-5

Abstract

Plants can defend themselves against herbivores by attracting natural enemies of the herbivores. The cues for attraction are often complex mixtures of herbivore-induced plant volatiles, making it difficult to demonstrate the role of specific compounds.