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Phytochemistry

Title:		Induced emissions of apple fruit volatiles by the codling moth: changing patterns with different time periods after infestation and different larval instars
Author(s):		Hern A; Dorn S;
Address:		"Institute of Plant Sciences, Applied Entomology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, (ETH), Zurich"
Journal Title:		Phytochemistry
Year:		2001
Volume:		57
Issue:		3
Page Number:		409 - 416
DOI:		10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00058-9
ISSN/ISBN:		0031-9422 (Print) 0031-9422 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The changes in the emission of volatiles from mature apple fruits in response to larval feeding by the codling moth (Cydia pomonella) under laboratory conditions are reported. A time course experiment investigated the emission of volatiles throughout the period of larval development following infestation. The volatiles consisted mainly of esters, a few aldehydes, and the terpene alpha-farnesene. Infested apples emitted the same compounds as healthy apples. The quantities of volatiles released were much higher for infested as compared to healthy fruits for an initial three day period. Following this period there was a decrease in volatile emissions (days 6-9), eventually declining back to the levels emitted from healthy apples or below by 9-21 days after infestation. In a separate experiment, the volatile emissions from healthy and artificially damaged fruits were compared to those from herbivore damaged fruits for each of the five larval instars of C. pommonella. The results from the discriminant analysis indicate that the most effective induction of volatiles occurred when fruits were infested with first instar larvae. Induction by first instar larvae was generally higher than after infestation by later instars, and for most compounds it also exceeded the emission from artificially damaged fruits"
Keywords:		"Animals Fatty Acids, Volatile/*metabolism Fruit/*parasitology/*physiology Larva Moths/pathogenicity/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineHern, A Dorn, S eng England 2001/06/08 Phytochemistry. 2001 Jun; 57(3):409-16. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(01)00058-9"