Research Summary
Chemical ecology, insect-plant interactions, induced plant defenses and plant perception of herbivores.
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Recent Publications
Plant defense against insect herbivory: Flavonoid-mediated growth inhibition of Helicoverpa zea
Chatterjee, D., Colvin, C., Lesko, T., Peiffer, M., Felton, G. W. & Chopra, S., Mar 2025, In: Plant Stress. 15, 100738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of baculovirus-killed cadavers on plant defenses and insect behavior
Jones, A. G., Shikano, I., Mason, C. J., Peiffer, M., Felton, G. W. & Hoover, K., Feb 2025, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 19, 1, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Salient Aroma Hypothesis: Host plant specialization is linked with plant volatile availability in Lepidoptera
Lin, P. A., Chan, W. P., Cai, L., Hsiao, Y., Dankowicz, E., Gilbert, K. J., Pierce, N. E. & Felton, G., Mar 12 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2042, 20242426.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tomato Defenses Under Stress: The Impact of Salinity on Direct Defenses Against Insect Herbivores
Pawar, S. V., Paranjape, S. M., Kalowsky, G. K., Peiffer, M., McCartney, N., Ali, J. G. & Felton, G. W., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant, Cell and Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tomato Defenses Under Stress: The Impact of Salinity on Direct Defenses Against Insect Herbivores
Pawar, S. V., Paranjape, S. M., Kalowsky, G. K., Peiffer, M., McCartney, N., Ali, J. G. & Felton, G. W., May 2025, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 48, 5, p. 3647-3659 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrating water and insect pest management in agriculture
Lin, P. A., Paudel, S., Lai, P. C., GC, R. K., Yang, D. H. & Felton, G. W., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Pest Science. 97, 2, p. 521-538 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Stomata: gatekeepers of uptake and defense signaling by green leaf volatiles in maize
Maleki, F. A., Seidl-Adams, I., Felton, G. W., Kersch-Becker, M. F. & Tumlinson, J. H., Nov 15 2024, In: Journal of experimental botany. 75, 21, p. 6872-6887 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Stomatal closure prevents xylem transport of green leaf volatiles and impairs their systemic function in plants
Maleki, F. A., Seidl-Adams, I., Fahimi, A., Peiffer, M. L., Kersch-Becker, M. F., Felton, G. W. & Tumlinson, J. H., Jan 2024, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 47, 1, p. 122-139 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Toward an Integrated Understanding of the Lepidoptera Microbiome
Shao, Y., Mason, C. J. & Felton, G. W., Jan 25 2024, In: Annual Review of Entomology. 69, p. 117-137 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Gut bacteria of lepidopteran herbivores facilitate digestion of plant toxins
Zhang, N., Qian, Z., He, J., Shen, X., Lei, X., Sun, C., Fan, J., Felton, G. W. & Shao, Y., Oct 15 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 42, e2412165121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
Chatterjee, D., Lesko, T., Peiffer, M., Elango, D., Beuzelin, J., Felton, G. W. & Chopra, S., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Pest Science. 96, 4, p. 1551-1567 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Caterpillar Salivary Glucose Oxidase Decreases Green Leaf Volatile Emission and Increases Terpene Emission from Maize
Jones, A. C., Lin, P. A., Peiffer, M. & Felton, G., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 49, 9-10, p. 518-527 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Water availability and plant-herbivore interactions
Lin, P. A., Kansman, J., Chuang, W. P., Robert, C., Erb, M. & Felton, G. W., Apr 27 2023, In: Journal of experimental botany. 74, 9, p. 2811-2828 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Tomato Chemical Defenses Intensify Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea) Mortality from Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogens
Mason, C. J., Peiffer, M., Hoover, K. & Felton, G., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 49, 5-6, p. 313-324 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Erratum: Correction to: Helicoverpa zea-Associated Gut Bacteria as Drivers in Shaping Plant Anti-herbivore Defense in Tomato (Microbial ecology (2023) 86 3 (2173-2182))
Pan, Q., Shikano, I., Liu, T. X. & Felton, G. W., Oct 1 2023, In: Microbial Ecology. 86, 3, p. 2183 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review