Book ID: 94021
Schaller, Andreas (ed.)
Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory. 2008. XV, 442 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Provides anoverview of the anatomical, chemical, and developmental features contributing to plant defense, with an emphasis on plant responses thatare induced by wounding or herbivore attack. First introduces generalconcepts of direct and indirect defenses, followed by a focussed reviewof the different resistance traits, the biochemical basis of structuraland chemical defense and inducibility.