ReviewFrontiers in plant science2016
Plant Defense against Herbivorous Pests: Exploiting Resistance and Tolerance Traits for Sustainable Crop Protection.
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117 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Common resistance mechanisms are deployed by plants against sap-feeding herbivorous insects: insights from a meta-analysis and systematic review.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Differential responses to Melanaphis sorghi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) reveal diverse resistance mechanisms across sorghum genotypes.Journal of economic entomology · 2026Article
- Development of Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Peanut Cultivars.Neotropical entomology · 2026Article
- Single and Multiple Infestation by Coccoid Pests in Coffee Shape Plant Chemical Defenses and Interactions Across Trophic Levels.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2026Article
- Plant strategies against herbivorous insects.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2026Review
- Variable Secondary Metabolites for Defense Against Chilo Partellus (Swinhoe) and Sesamia Inferens (Walker) in Maize.Journal of chemical ecology · 2026Article
- Arthropod Natural Enemies in Biological Control: A Systematic Bibliometric Analysis 2016-2025.Insects · 2026Article
- Integrating image-based phenotyping and GWAS to map resistance to spittlebug nymphs in interspecific Urochloa grasses.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- From bitter to better: evidence of shifting host preference by Euura proxima (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) in New Zealand willows.Environmental entomology · 2026Article
- Plant Silicon Defences Suppress Herbivore Growth but Trigger Compensatory Feeding in a Moderate-Accumulating Grass.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Drivers of insect herbivory resistance and tolerance to plant damage in the Brachypodium distachyon species complex.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- Variation in herbivore defense strategies among plant species differing in elevational distribution and the role of temperature in defense.The New phytologist · 2026Article
- Spinning together agricultural and evo-devo research for Gynandropsis gynandra (spider plant).Annals of botany · 2026Review
- Plant resistance: scientific basis and latest research progress.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Editorial: Interplay of plant volatiles in enhancing immunity and sustainable pest management.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- External Application of Methyl Jasmonate Alters Monoterpene Composition and Induces Resin Duct Production in Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii).Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Article
- Defense and Adaptive Strategies ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Indirect plant defense may provide economically important pest suppression in sorghum.Pest management science · 2025Article
- Trichome density and herbivore behaviour on tomato is influenced by herbivory, plant age, and leaf surface.AoB PLANTS · 2025Article
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Abstract
Interactions between plants and insect herbivores are important determinants of plant productivity in managed and natural vegetation. In response to attack, plants have evolved a range of defenses to reduce the threat of injury and loss of productivity. Crop losses from damage caused by arthropod pests can exceed 15% annually. Crop domestication and selection for improved yield and quality can alter the defensive capability of the crop, increasing reliance on artificial crop protection. Sustainable agriculture, however, depends on reduced chemical inputs. There is an urgent need, therefore, to identify plant defensive traits for crop improvement. Plant defense can be divided into resistance and tolerance strategies. Plant traits that confer herbivore resistance typically prevent or reduce herbivore damage through expression of traits that deter pests from settling, attaching to surfaces, feeding and reproducing, or that reduce palatability. Plant tolerance of herbivory involves expression of traits that limit the negative impact of herbivore damage on productivity and yield. Identifying the defensive traits expressed by plants to deter herbivores or limit herbivore damage, and understanding the underlying defense mechanisms, is crucial for crop scientists to exploit plant defensive traits in crop breeding. In this review, we assess the traits and mechanisms underpinning herbivore resistance and tolerance, and conclude that physical defense traits, plant vigor and herbivore-induced plant volatiles show considerable utility in pest control, along with mixed species crops. We highlight emerging approaches for accelerating the identification of plant defensive traits and facilitating their deployment to improve the future sustainability of crop protection.
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