Antifungal activity of
brassicaceous members could be attributed to the production of secondary plant products glucosinolates (Al-Gendy et al., 2010; Sun et al., 2011).
In addition, trichomes were found to be inducible, with increasing numbers on the new growth of damaged plants; however, costs of trichome production in other
brassicaceous plants have not been detected, even in statistically powerful selection experiments ([dot{A}]gren and Schemske 1993).
Given the sensitivity of conifer seedlings to MITC, the impact of
brassicaceous cover crops on crop germination and stunting cannot be discounted and should be considered in future experiments involving
brassicaceous species for pathogen control.
This fungus is an obligate biotrophic fungus that specializes on
Brassicaceous species and is distributed worldwide (Koch and Slusarenko, 1990).
Plutella xylostella is likely attracted to its
brassicaceous host plants by chemical (olfactory/gustatory) and physical (tactile/visual) stimuli [10,1,15,3].
(1994) demonstrated that the
Brassicaceous herb Thlaspi caerulescens could be used to extract Zn from contaminated soil.
The research plot was a plowed, disturbed site where several weedy
brassicaceous plants had been growing for several years.
Effect of temperature on life table parameters of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on two
brassicaceous host plants.
Larval survival, host plant preferences and developmental responses of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) on wild
brassicaceous species.