ISSN:
1432-1939
Keywords:
Hypersensitivity
;
Pieris
;
Brassica
;
Herbivory
;
Defense
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Some individual plants of the mustard Brassica nigra in lowland California kill eggs of the Crucifer-specialist herbivores Pieris rapae and P. napi by producing a necrotic zone at the base of the egg, thereby apparently desicating it. This is a typical hypersensitivity reaction, but to an atypical stimulus. The eggs can be “rescued” by maintaining them in a saturated atmosphere. Attempts to demonstrate a bacterial or fungal agent associated with the reaction were unsuccessful.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00379310
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