Covering: up to 2021 Plants and their associated microbial communities are known to
produce millions of metabolites, a majority of which are still not characterized and are …

Highlights•Host plant resistance (HPR) to thrips gets increasingly important within integrated
pest management.•HPR involves interdependent mechanisms ranging from plant …

The development of pesticide resistance in insects and recent bans on pesticides call for the
identification of natural sources of resistance in crops. Here, we used natural variation in …

Key message QTLs for insect resistance parameters, trichome type IV development, and
more than 200 non-volatile metabolites, including 76 acyl sugars, all co-locate at the end of …

Capsicum is a genus containing important crop species, many of which severely suffer from
thrips infestation. Thrips feeding damages leaves and fruits, and often results in virus …

The world population's growing demand for food is expected to increase dramatically by
2050. The agronomic productivity for food is severely affected due to biotic and abiotic …

Metabolomics and in vitro α-glucosidase inhibitory (AGI) activities of pepper leaves were
used to identify bioactive compounds and select genotypes for the management of type 2 …

A number of studies have indicated the potential role of secondary metabolites, referred to
as 'resistance factors', in plant defence against insect pests. Nevertheless, it remains unclear …

The cuticular wax layer can be important for plant resistance to insects. Thrips (Frankliniella
occidentalis) damage was assessed on 11 pepper accessions of Capsicum annuum and C …

Plants contain manifold and structurally diverse specialized metabolites, also referred to as
natural products. Many plant compound classes have important biological functions such as …