ISSN:
1423-0445
Keywords:
defensive chemistry
;
alterable
;
elicitation
;
herbivory
;
antioxidant
;
Fabaceae
;
Glycine max
;
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
Trichoplusia ni
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary The water-soluble antioxidant, L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C), proved elicitory to alterable anti-herbivory inGlycine max againstTrichoplusia ni larvae. Elicitation by vitamin C was influenced especially by dose, time after elicitation and space in the plant. Results allow an analogy between antioxidant and herbivory elicitation. Elicitation apparently involves a sulfhydryl-protein-dependent redox mechanism which can be significantly affected by antioxidants. Findings would also support a proposed common redox-based mechanism, involving the plasma membrane, for communication between plant and animal cells and their environments.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01261453