Birch (Betula spp.) leaves adsorb and re-release volatiles specific to neighbouring plants - a mechanism for associational herbivore resistance?

: Himanen SJ, Blande JD, Klemola T, Pulkkinen J, Heijari J, Holopainen JK

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

: 2010

: New Phytologist

: NEW PHYTOLOGIST

: NEW PHYTOL

: 3

: 186

: 3

: 722

: 732

: 11

: 0028-646X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03220.x

Our results suggest that plant/tree species may be protected by semi-volatile compounds emitted by a more herbivore-resistant heterospecific neighbour.

Ecology, evolutionary biology