The role of terpene variation in Hyptis suaveolens in the defense against herbivores

  • Queiroz-Voltan, Rachel Benetti
  • Stubblebine, William Henry
  • Shepherd, George
Publication date
January 2014
Publisher
Instituto Agronômico de Campinas

Abstract

Populations of Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. (Labiatae) were accompanied during their development in three sites: Horto Florestal de Sumaré, Campus of UNICAMP (Campinas), and Fazenda Santa Genebra (Distrito de Barão Geraldo, Campinas), all in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1981 through 1983. At each site, a population exposed to full sunlight and another in the shade were studied. The objective was to evaluate, during plant development, the period when they were more susceptible to attack by herbivores; to consider the abundance of herbivores, and the role of variation in the chemistry of monoterpenes in the development of herbivores. Populations were more susceptible to attack by herbivores in the period preceding flowering. Heavy her...

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