Variation in trichome density and resistance against a specialist insect herbivore in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana

By R. Handley, B. Ekbom, Jon Ågren. 2005

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Crop Breeding for Low Input Agriculture: A Sustainable Response to Feed a Growing World Population (2011, unknown): “both upper and lower leaf surfaces [84,96,97].”
Trichome production and spatiotemporal variation in herbivory in the perennial herb Arabidopsis lyrata (2007, background): “…trichomes may reduce insect herbivory (Hoffman and McEvoy 1985, Southwood 1986, Baur et al. 1991, Ågren and Schemske 1993, Valverde et al. 2001, Handley et al. 2005, Simmons and Gurr 2005), but also contribute to temperature and water regulation, and UV-reflectance (Ehleringer 1984, Wagner et…”
Leaf Trichome Formation and Plant Resistance to Herbivory (2008, background): “In most empirical studies, the abundance and effectiveness of natural enemies were found to be negatively correlated with the density of plant trichomes (Kauffman and Kennedy 1989; Farrar and Kennedy 1991; Nihoul 1993; Gange 1995; Heinz and Zalom 1996; Romeis et al. 1998, 1999; Krips et al. 1999; ”
Mechanisms of plant defense against insect herbivores (2012, background): “Sclerophylly refers to the hardened leaves, and plays an active role in plant defense against herbivores by reducing the palatability and digestibility of the tissues, thereby, reducing the herbivore damage.(9,21) Spinescence includes plant structures such as spines, thorns and prickles.”