LIMONENE AND OTHER DOWNSTREAM METABOLITES OF GERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE FOR INSECT CONTROL IN PLANTS

摘要

Methods for manipulating metabolic pathway in plants, particularly those pathways involved in the biosynthesis of monoterpenes are provided. Methods are directed at transforming plants with one or more nucleotide sequences encoding the enzyme GPP synthase, and the monoterpene synthases limonene-, carveol and S-linolool synthase. Methods for creating or enhancing resistance to insects in plants by transforming plants with GPP- and/or monoterpene synthases, to generate plants producing monoterpenes in amount effective for resistance to insects are also provided.