Treesearch
Chemical and proteomic approaches to dissecting ash resistance to the emerald ash borer
| Authors: | Pierluigi Bonello, Justin G.A. Whitehill, Daniel A. Herms |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 9. |
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Abstract
The literature contains relatively few studies addressing mechanisms of resistance of deciduous trees to woodboring beetles. Several studies have hypothesized that both constitutive traits and feeding-induced responses in phloem tissue are key to resistance.
Parent Publication
- Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009