Encapsulation of plant biocontrol bacteria with alginate as a main polymer material

R Saberi Riseh, YA Skorik, VK Thakur… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the most favored trends in modern agriculture is biological control. However, many
reports show that survival of biocontrol bacteria is poor in host plants. Providing biocontrol …

The use of push-pull strategies in integrated pest management

SM Cook, ZR Khan, JA Pickett - Annu. Rev. Entomol., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Push-pull strategies involve the behavioral manipulation of insect pests and their natural
enemies via the integration of stimuli that act to make the protected resource unattractive or …

Plant species diversity for sustainable management of crop pests and diseases in agroecosystems: a review

A Ratnadass, P Fernandes, J Avelino… - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2012 - Springer
Farmers are facing serious plant protection issues and phytosanitary risks, in particular in
the tropics. Such issues are food insecurity, lower income in traditional low-input …

Cannabis glandular trichomes alter morphology and metabolite content during flower maturation

SJ Livingston, TD Quilichini, JK Booth… - The Plant …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The cannabis leaf is iconic, but it is the flowers of cannabis that are consumed for the
psychoactive and medicinal effects of their specialized metabolites. Cannabinoid …

[HTML][HTML] Plant glandular trichomes as targets for breeding or engineering of resistance to herbivores

JJ Glas, BCJ Schimmel, JM Alba… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Glandular trichomes are specialized hairs found on the surface of about 30% of all vascular
plants and are responsible for a significant portion of a plant's secondary chemistry …

A HD-ZIP transcription factor specifies fates of multicellular trichomes via dosage-dependent mechanisms in tomato

M Wu, J Chang, X Han, J Shen, L Yang, S Hu… - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
Hair-like structures are shared by most living organisms. The hairs on plant surfaces,
commonly referred to as trichomes, form diverse types to sense and protect against various …

Silicon: potential to promote direct and indirect effects on plant defense against arthropod pests in agriculture

OL Reynolds, MP Padula, R Zeng… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Silicon has generally not been considered essential for plant growth, although it is well
recognized that many plants, particularly Poaceae, have substantial plant tissue …

Mechanisms and ecological consequences of plant defence induction and suppression in herbivore communities

MR Kant, W Jonckheere, B Knegt, F Lemos… - Annals of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Plants are hotbeds for parasites such as arthropod herbivores, which acquire
nutrients and energy from their hosts in order to grow and reproduce. Hence plants are …

Approaches to conserving natural enemy populations in greenhouse crops: current methods and future prospects

GJ Messelink, J Bennison, O Alomar, BL Ingegno… - BioControl, 2014 - Springer
Biological pest control in greenhouse crops is usually based on periodical releases of mass-
produced natural enemies, and this method has been successfully applied for decades …

SlMYC1 regulates type VI glandular trichome formation and terpene biosynthesis in tomato glandular cells

J Xu, ZO van Herwijnen, DB Dräger, C Sui… - The Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) glandular trichomes function as biochemical factories that
synthesize a diverse array of specialized metabolites. Terpenoids are the most diverse class …