Influence of water stress on the glucosinolate profile of Brassica oleracea var. italica and the performance of Brevicoryne brassicae and Myzus persicae

• Published in: Entomologia experimentalis et applicata Vol. 137; no. 3; pp. 229 - 236
• Main Authors: Khan, M.A.M, Ulrichs, Christian, Mewis, Inga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.2010; Blackwell
• Subjects: analysis of covariance; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Aphididae; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Brassica oleracea; Brassica oleracea var. italica; Brassicaceae; Brevicoryne brassicae; broccoli; chemical constituents of plants; drought; drought stress; Droughts; flooded conditions; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; generalist; Glucosinolates; Hemiptera; herbivores; Herbivory; High-performance liquid chromatography; Host plants; insect resistance; Myzus persicae; Phloem; Plants and fungi; population size; sap; specialist; Sugar; sugars; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Water stress; Water supplies; water supply; water-log; Glucosinolate; Insecta; broccoli; Environmental factor; Myzus persicae; Water stress; Pest; Phytophagous; Homoptera; Cruciferae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; generalist; Aphididae; Chemical composition; Brassicaceae; Hemiptera; Brassica oleracea var. italica; Aphidoidea; water-log; drought stress; Vegetable crop; Food intake; Animal plant relation; specialist; Arthropoda; Brevicoryne brassicae; Spermatophyta; Invertebrata

Drought stress alters the chemical composition of plants, which can influence their tolerance to insect herbivory. To evaluate plant chemical responses to drought stress, broccoli, Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck (Brassicaceae), was grown under well‐watered, drought, and water‐logged condit...