Abstract

Most research on plant-plant chemical interactions has focussed on events following herbivore or pathogen attack. However, undamaged plants also interact chemically as a natural facet of their behaviour, and this may have consequences for insects that use the plants as hosts. In this review, the links between allelopathy and insect behaviour are outlined. Findings on how chemical interactions between different plant species and genotypes affect aphid herbivores and their natural enemies are reviewed, and the role of plant diversity and chemical interaction for trophic interactions in crops is discussed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Allelobiosis; Allelopathy; Tritrophic interaction; Aphids; Ladybirds

Published in

Phytochemistry
2011, Volume: 72, number: 13, SI, pages: 1683-1689
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

SLU Authors

• Glinwood, Robert

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Ninkovic, Velemir

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Pettersson, Jan

  • Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.02.010

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/46490