ReviewEcology and evolution2016
Prospects of herbivore egg-killing plant defenses for sustainable crop protection.
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- The glutamate receptor-like GLR2.7 modulates insect egg-induced defense responses in Arabidopsis.The New phytologist · 2025Article
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- Oviposition strategies in Pieridae butterflies and the role of an egg-killing plant trait therein.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Plant defensive responses to insect eggs are inducible by general egg-associated elicitors.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Nectar-Inhabiting Bacteria Affect Olfactory Responses of an Insect Parasitoid by Altering Nectar Odors.Microbial ecology · 2023Article
- Genome-wide association study reveals WRKY42 as a novel plant transcription factor that influences oviposition preference of Pieris butterflies.Journal of experimental botany · 2023Article
- Perspectives for integrated insect pest protection in oilseed rape breeding.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2022Review
- Sphingolipids are involved in insect egg-induced cell death in Arabidopsis.Plant physiology · 2022Article
- Genetic analysis reveals three novel QTLs underpinning a butterfly egg-induced hypersensitive response-like cell death in Brassica rapa.BMC plant biology · 2022Article
- Spider mite egg extract modifies Arabidopsis response to future infestations.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Insect egg-killing: a new front on the evolutionary arms-race between brassicaceous plants and pierid butterflies.The New phytologist · 2021Article
- Arabidopsis natural variation in insect egg-induced cell death reveals a role for LECTIN RECEPTOR KINASE-I.1.Plant physiology · 2021Article
- Comprehensive Metabolome and Volatilome Analyses in Eggplant and Tomato Reveal Their Differential Responses toFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa.PloS one · 2021Article
- Plant responses to butterfly oviposition partly explain preference-performance relationships on different brassicaceous species.Oecologia · 2020Article
- Plant-mediated effects of ozone on herbivores depend on exposure duration and temperature.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Oviposition-Induced Volatiles Affect Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Egg Parasitoids.Insects · 2019Article
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Abstract
Due to a growing demand of food production worldwide, new strategies are suggested to allow for sustainable production of food with minimal effects on natural resources. A promising alternative to the application of chemical pesticides is the implementation of crops resistant to insect pests. Plants produce compounds that are harmful to a wide range of attackers, including insect pests; thus, exploitation of their natural defense system can be the key for the development of pest-resistant crops. Interestingly, some plants possess a unique first line of defense that eliminates the enemy before it becomes destructive: egg-killing. Insect eggs can trigger (1) direct defenses, mostly including plant cell tissue growth or cell death that lead to eggs desiccating, being crushed or falling off the plant or (2) indirect defenses, plant chemical cues recruiting natural enemies that kill the egg or hatching larvae (parasitoids). The consequences of plant responses to eggs are that insect larvae do not hatch or that they are impeded in development, and damage to the plant is reduced. Here, we provide an overview on the ubiquity and evolutionary history of egg-killing traits within the plant kingdom including crops. Up to now, little is known on the mechanisms and on the genetic basis of egg-killing traits. Making use of egg-killing defense traits in crops is a promising new way to sustainably reduce losses of crop yield. We provide suggestions for new breeding strategies to grow egg-killing crops and improve biological control.
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