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 …

Insect-plant interactions involving the cultivated tomato and its relatives in the genus
Lycopersicon have been intensively studied for several decades, resulting in one of the best …

The tomato gene Mi-1.2 confers resistance against root-knot nematodes and some isolates
of potato aphid. Resistance to the whitefly Bemisia tabaci previously has been observed in …

Typical of self-pollinated crops, traditional cultivated tomatoes severely lack genetic
diversity. Consequently, since ca. 1940, breeders have relied increasingly on exotic sources …

Trichomes are specialized epidermal structures that function as physical and chemical
deterrents against arthropod herbivores. Aerial tissues of cultivated tomato (Solanum …

Glandular secreting trichomes of cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) produce a wide
array of volatile and nonvolatile specialized metabolites. Many of these compounds …

Abstract O-Acyl sugars (O-AS) are abundant trichome-specific metabolites that function as
indirect defenses against herbivores of the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata; whether they …

Plant glandular secreting trichomes are epidermal protuberances that produce structurally
diverse specialized metabolites, including medically important compounds. Trichomes of …

Acylsugars are secondary metabolites exuded from type IV glandular trichomes that provide
broad-spectrum insect suppression for Solanum pennellii Correll, a wild relative of cultivated …

Phytochemical mediators serving as attractants, repellents, stimulants, or deterrents in
oviposition behavior of moths and butterflies are reviewed in regard to the chemical …