Plant defense resistance in natural enemies of a specialist insect herbivore
X. Zhang, C. van Doan, C. C. M. Arce, L. Hu, S. Gruenig, C. Parisod, B. E. Hibbard, M. Herve, C. A. M. Robert, R. A. R. Machado, M. Erb
The paper investigates how entomopathogenic nematodes develop resistance to benzoxazinoid metabolites sequestered by a maize herbivore, showing increased infectivity towards the herbivore.
bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2019Plant Biology