Signal Grass (Brachiaria brizantha) Oviposited by Stemborer (Chilo partellus) Emits Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles That Induce Neighbouring Local Maize (Zea mays) Varieties to Recruit Cereal Stemborer Larval Parasitoid Cotessia sesamiae
Keywords:
Brachiaria brizantha, Chilo partellus, Cotesia sesamiae, Herbivore induced plant volatiles, inducing defense, Insect oviposition, trap crop, Tritrophic interaction, Zea mays.Abstract
Plants respond to attack by herbivores with the release of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs).
In return, natural enemies (predators and parasitoids) respond to these emitted herbivore-induced plant volatiles while foraging for their hosts. Neighboring plants of the same family may be induced by the emitted HIPVs. This is a tritrophic interaction that leads to an
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