Intraspecific variation in herbivore community composition and transcriptional profiles in field-grown Brassica oleracea cultivars.

ABSTRACT: Intraspecific differences in plant defence traits are often correlated with variation in transcriptional profiles and can affect the composition of herbivore communities on field-grown plants. However, most studies on transcriptional profiling of plant-herbivore interactions have been carried out under controlled conditions in the laboratory or greenhouse and only a few examine intraspecific transcriptional variation. Here, intraspecific variation in herbivore community composition and transcriptional profiles between two Brassica oleracea cultivars grown in the field is addressed. Early in the season, no differences in community composition were found for naturally occurring herbivores, whereas cultivars differed greatly in abundance, species richness, and herbivore community later in the

SUBMITTER: Broekgaarden C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2814112 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature