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Curr Opin Insect Sci

Title:		New directions for improving crop resistance to insects by breeding for egg induced defence
Author(s):		Tamiru A; Khan ZR; Bruce TJ;
Address:		"ICIPE, PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, UK. Electronic address: toby.bruce@rothamsted.ac.uk"
Journal Title:		Curr Opin Insect Sci
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150228
Issue:
Page Number:		51 - 55
DOI:		10.1016/j.cois.2015.02.011
ISSN/ISBN:		2214-5753 (Electronic)
Abstract:		"Plant defence responses to insect oviposition, including tritrophic interactions with natural enemies of herbivores, have rarely been targeted in crop breeding programmes. Emission of herbivore induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) that attract natural enemies early on at the egg-laying stage of herbivore attack could provide timely biological control of pests and deter subsequent oviposition. This is needed in an agroecological context where the third trophic level often does not keep pace with the growth rate of pests. Our very recent data, using maize as an example, show that herbivore egg induced volatile emission is very rare in commercial hybrids but common in farmer selected landraces. Strategies for crop genetic improvement to enhance such responses to insect attack are considered"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINETamiru, Amanuel Khan, Zeyaur R Bruce, Toby Ja eng Review Netherlands 2015/06/01 Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2015 Jun; 9:51-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.02.011. Epub 2015 Feb 28"