Pirjo Kainulainen

Best Publications

• Insecticidal, repellent, antimicrobial activity and phytotoxicity of essential oils: With special reference to limonene and its suitability for control of insect pests

  Mohamed A. Ibrahim;Pirjo Kainulainen;Abbas Aflatuni;Kari Tiilikkala

  326
  Citations

• Analysis of anthocyanin variation in wild populations of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in Finland.

  Anja K. Lätti;Kaisu R. Riihinen;Pirjo S. Kainulainen

  300
  Citations

• Drought stress alters the concentration of wood terpenoids in scots pine and Norway spruce seedlings

  Satu Turtola;Anne-Marja Manninen;Risto Rikala;Pirjo Kainulainen

  295
  Citations

• Contrasting effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentration and temperature on Rubisco activity, chlorophyll fluorescence, needle ultrastructure and secondary metabolites in conifer seedlings.

  Leena Sallas;Eeva-Maria Luomala;Jarkko Utriainen;Pirjo Kainulainen

  213
  Citations

• Application of methyl jasmonate reduces growth but increases chemical defence and resistance against Hylobius abietis in Scots pine seedlings

  Juha Heijari;Anne‐Marja Nerg;Pirjo Kainulainen;Heli Viiri

  186
  Citations

• Concentrations of secondary compounds in Scots pine needles at different stages of decomposition.

  Pirjo Kainulainen;Jarmo Holopainen

  169
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• Effects of nitrogen fertilization on secondary chemistry and ectomycorrhizal state of Scots pine seedlings and on growth of grey pine aphid.

  Pirjo Kainulainen;Jarmo Holopainen;Virpi Palomäki;Toini Holopainen

  139
  Citations

• Comparing the variation of needle and wood terpenoids in Scots pine provenances.

  A.-M. Manninen;S. Tarhanen;M. Vuorinen;P. Kainulainen

  138
  Citations

• Effect of drought and waterlogging stress on needle monoterpenes of Picea abies

  P. Kainulainen;J. Oksanen;V. Palomäki;J. K. Holopainen

  133
  Citations

• Seasonal and geographical variation of terpenes, resin acids and total phenolics in nursery grown seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)

  A. Nerg;P. Kainulainen;M. Vuorinen;M. Hanso

  130
  Citations

• Chemical factors affecting the brown-rot decay resistance of Scots pine heartwood

  Anni M. Harju;Martti Venäläinen;Seija Anttonen;Hannu Viitanen

  122
  Citations

• Anthocyanin and Flavonol Variation in Bog Bilberries (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) in Finland

  Anja K. Lätti;Laura Jaakola;Kaisu R. Riihinen;Pirjo S. Kainulainen

  113
  Citations

• The concentration of phenolics in brown-rot decay resistant and susceptible Scots pine heartwood

  Martti Venäläinen;Anni M. Harju;Pekka Saranpää;Pirjo Kainulainen

  104
  Citations

• Potential for the use of exogenous chemical elicitors in disease and insect pest management of conifer seedling production.

  J. K. Holopainen;J. Heijari;A. M. Nerg;M. Vuorinen

  101
  Citations

• The influence of elevated CO2 and O3 concentrations on Scots pine needles: changes in starch and secondary metabolites over three exposure years.

  P. Kainulainen;J. K. Holopainen;T. Holopainen

  96
  Citations

• Characterization of anthocyanins in caucasian blueberries (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.) native to Turkey.

  Anja K. Lätti;Pirjo S. Kainulainen;Sema Hayirlioglu-Ayaz;Faik A. Ayaz

  89
  Citations

• Variation in the decay resistance and its relationship with other wood characteristics in old Scots pines

  Martti Venäläinen;Anni M. Harju;Pirjo Kainulainen;Hannu Viitanen

  78
  Citations

• Influence of elevated ozone and limited nitrogen availability on conifer seedlings in an open-air fumigation system: effects on growth, nutrient content, mycorrhiza, needle ultrastructure, starch and secondary compounds

  Pirjo Kainulainen;Jarkko Utriainen;Jarmo K. Holopainen;J.A.R.I. Oksanen

  75
  Citations

• The influence of elevated O3 and CO2 concentrations on secondary metabolites of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L. ) seedlings

  Leena Sallas;Pirjo Kainulainen;Jarkko Utriainen;Toini Holopainen

  75
  Citations

• Resource partitioning to growth, storage and defence in nitrogen-fertilized Scots pine and susceptibility of the seedlings to the tarnished plant bug Lygus rugulipennis

  Jarmo K. Holopainen;Risto Rikala;Pirjo Kainulainen;Jari Oksanen

  74
  Citations