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Hans T. Alborn

Researcher at United States Department of Agriculture

Publications -  120
Citations -  10876

Hans T. Alborn is an academic researcher from United States Department of Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Jasmonic acid & Plant defense against herbivory. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 115 publications receiving 9893 citations. Previous affiliations of Hans T. Alborn include Agricultural Research Service & University of Florida.

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Herbivore-infested plants selectively attract parasitoids

TL;DR: The production by phylogenetically diverse plant species and the exploitation by parasitoids of highly specific chemical signals, keyed to individual herbivore species, indicates that the interaction between plants and the natural enemies of the herbivores that attack them is more sophisticated than previously realized.
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An Elicitor of Plant Volatiles from Beet Armyworm Oral Secretion

TL;DR: The compound N -(17-hydroxylinolenoyl)-l-glutamine (named here volicitin) was isolated from oral secretions of beet armyworm caterpillars and induced the seedlings to emit volatile compounds that attract parasitic wasps and natural enemies of the herbivores.
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Airborne signals prime plants against insect herbivore attack

TL;DR: Green leafy volatiles (GLV), six-carbon aldehydes, alcohols, and esters commonly emitted by plants in response to mechanical damage or herbivory, induced intact undamaged corn seedlings to rapidly produce jasmonic acid (JA) and emit sesquiterpenes.
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A blend of small molecules regulates both mating and development in Caenorhabditis elegans

TL;DR: The mating signal in C. elegans consists of a synergistic blend of three dauer-inducing ascarosides, which are demonstrated to be strongly synergistic, and to connect reproductive and developmental pathways and represents a unique example of structure- and concentration-dependent differential activity of signalling molecules.
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Fragments of ATP synthase mediate plant perception of insect attack.

TL;DR: Direct perception of herbivory is reported in cowpea plants attacked by fall armyworm larvae and inceptin functions as a potent indirect signal initiating specific plant responses to insect attack.