POTENT NATURAL EGG-LAYING STIMULANT FOR CABBAGE BUTTERFLY PIERIS-RAPAE

被引:45
作者
TRAYNIER, RMM [1 ]
TRUSCOTT, RJW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WOLLONGONG,DEPT CHEM,WOLLONGONG,NSW 2500,AUSTRALIA
关键词
PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; BRASSICA-CAMPESTRIS; OVIPOSITION; 3-INDOLYLMETHYL GLUCOSINOLATE; LEARNING; REFLECTIVE SPECTRA; PIERIS-RAPAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00983770
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Solutions of glucobrassicin (3-indolylmethyl glucosinolate) purified from foliage and sinigrin (allyl glucosinolate) elicited oviposition by the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, at threshold concentrations as low as 10(-6) M. At higher concentrations, glucobrassicin elicited a faster oviposition rate and a stronger visual response to the substrate through associative learning. Solutions of 10(-5) M glucobrassicin and 10(-2) M sinigrin stimulated equally. Their enzymic hydrolysis products failed to influence oviposition. The markedly greater potency of glucobrassicin is consistent with known glucosinolate profiles of crucifers which show indolyl glucosinolates predominant in foliage.
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页码:1371 / 1380
页数:10
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