The aim of this research work is to analyze the chemistry and diversity of forest VOCs
(volatile organic compounds) and to outline their evidence-based effects on health. This …

Forest trees are a major source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Terpenes
and terpenoids are known as the main BVOCs of forest aerosols. These compounds have …

Plants have been interacting with insects for several hundred million years, leading to
complex defense approaches against various insect feeding strategies. Some defenses are …

There is always a silent war between plants and herbivorous insects that we are rarely privy
to. In this silent war, chemicals act as both weapons and messengers. Insect–plant co …

Plants have evolved a plethora of different chemical defenses covering nearly all classes of
(secondary) metabolites that represent a major barrier to herbivory: Some are constitutive; …

Plants respond to herbivore attack by launching 2 types of defenses: direct defense and
indirect defense. Direct defense includes all plant traits that increase the resistance of host …

Abstract “Plant phenolics” and “polyphenols” are secondary natural metabolites arising
biogenetically from either the shikimate/phenylpropanoid pathway, which directly provides …

Individual biotic and abiotic stresses, such as high temperature, high light and herbivore
attack, are well known to increase the emission of volatile organic compounds from plants …

Every plant is a member of a complex insect community that consists of tens to hundreds of
species that belong to different trophic levels. The dynamics of this community are critically …

Plant–microbe interactions are ubiquitous. Plants are threatened by pathogens, but they are
even more commonly engaged in neutral or mutualistic interactions with microbes …