Plant protease inhibitors and their interactions with insect gut proteinases -- Genetic, biochemical and molecular networks of plant-insect interactions -- model platforms for integrative biological research -- The cotton-insect interactive transcriptome: molecular elements involved in plant-insect interactions -- The coevolution of the plant-insect interaction networks -- Linking primary and secondary metabolism: a mechanistic hypothesis for how elevated CO2 modulates defenses -- Transgenic approaches to combatting insect pests in the field -- Model crops and recent environmental and ecological friendly paradigms -- Metabolomics of plant resistance to insects -- RNAi and microRNA technologies to combat plant inset pests -- Overview of the biosafety and risk assessment steps for insect-resistant biotech crops -- Towards a holistic integrated pest management: lessons learned from plant-insect mechanisms in the field -- Index.
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"Overviews of biochemical, genetic, and molecular perspectives of plant-insect interactions with added emphasis on bioinformatic, genomic, and transcriptome analysis are comprehensively treated in this book. It presents the agro-ecological and evolutionary aspects of plant-insect interactions with an exclusive focus on the climate change effect on the resetting of plant-insect interactions. A valued resource for biologists, students, policymakers, and the general public, the book includes theoretical aspects as a base toward real-world applications of holistic integrated pest management in agro-ecosystems."--Provided by publisher.