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Plant Science and Agronomy
Switzerland
2025

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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11

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Citations
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  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Ted C. J. Turlings is affiliated with the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls under Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on insect-plant interactions and pest control. The scientist's subfields of study include Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various topics within their field, including:

  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

Turlings has published frequently in well-known venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Journal of Pest Science
  • New Phytologist

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Whitefly hijacks a plant detoxification gene that neutralizes plant toxins, 2021, Cell
  • A receptor-like protein mediates plant immune responses to herbivore-associated molecular patterns, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Spodoptera frugiperda Caterpillars Suppress Herbivore-Induced Volatile Emissions in Maize, 2020, Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Caterpillar-induced rice volatiles provide enemy-free space for the offspring of the brown planthopper, 2020, eLife
  • Streamlining leaf damage rating scales for the fall armyworm on maize, 2021, Journal of Pest Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Carlos Bustos-Segura
  • Luis Abdala-Roberts
  • Wenfeng Ye
  • Marine Mamin
  • Ricardo A. R. Machado

Best Publications

  • Exploitation of herbivore-induced plant odors by host-seeking parasitic wasps.

    T. C. J. Turlings;J. H. Tumlinson;W. J. Lewis

  • Recruitment of entomopathogenic nematodes by insect-damaged maize roots

    Sergio Rasmann;Tobias G. Köllner;Jörg Degenhardt;Ivan Hiltpold

  • An Elicitor of Plant Volatiles from Beet Armyworm Oral Secretion

    H. T. Alborn;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. C. J. Turlings;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;T. H. Jones;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen;G. Stenhagen

  • HOW CATERPILLAR-DAMAGED PLANTS PROTECT THEMSELVES BY ATTRACTING PARASITIC WASPS

    T. C. J. Turlings;J. H. Loughrin;P. J. Mccall;U. S. R. Rose

  • Tritrophic Interactions Mediated by Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles: Mechanisms, Ecological Relevance, and Application Potential.

    Ted C.J. Turlings;Matthias Erb

  • The effects of abiotic factors on induced volatile emissions in corn plants

    Sandrine P. Gouinguené;Ted C.J. Turlings

  • The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores

    Christiane Schnee;Tobias G. Köllner;Matthias Held;Ted C. J. Turlings

  • Priming by airborne signals boosts direct and indirect resistance in maize

    Jurriaan Ton;Marco D'Alessandro;Violaine Jourdie;Gabor Jakab

  • Diurnal cycle of emission of induced volatile terpenoids by herbivore-injured cotton plant.

    John H. Loughrin;Ara Manukian;Robert R. Heath;Ted C. J. Turlings

  • Systemic release of chemical signals by herbivore-injured corn.

    Ted C. J. Turlings;James H. Tumlinson

  • A Maize (E)-β-Caryophyllene Synthase Implicated in Indirect Defense Responses against Herbivores Is Not Expressed in Most American Maize Varieties

    Tobias G. Köllner;Matthias Held;Claudia Lenk;Ivan Hiltpold

  • Indole is an essential herbivore-induced volatile priming signal in maize

    Matthias Erb;Nathalie Veyrat;Christelle A. M. Robert;Hao Xu

  • Recruitment of predators and parasitoids by herbivore-injured plants

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Felix Wäckers

  • An elicitor in caterpillar oral secretions that induces corn seedlings to emit chemical signals attractive to parasitic wasps

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Philip J. McCall;Hans T. Alborn;James H. Tumlinson

  • Restoring a maize root signal that attracts insect-killing nematodes to control a major pest

    Jörg Degenhardt;Ivan Hiltpold;Tobias G. Köllner;Monika Frey

  • Isolation and identification of allelochemicals that attract the larval parasitoid,Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson), to the microhabitat of one of its hosts.

    Ted C. J. Turlings;James H. Tumlinson;Robert R. Heath;Adron T. Proveaux

  • High Genetic Variability of Herbivore-Induced Volatile Emission within a Broad Range of Maize Inbred Lines

    Thomas Degen;Christine Dillmann;Frédéric Marion-Poll;Ted C.J. Turlings

  • Herbivore‐induced emissions of maize volatiles repel the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis

    Marco L. Bernasconi;Ted C. J. Turlings;Lara Ambrosetti;Paolo Bassetti

  • Timing of induced volatile emissions in maize seedlings

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Urs B. Lengwiler;Marco L. Bernasconi;Daniel Wechsler

  • Experimental evidence that plants under caterpillar attack may benefit from attracting parasitoids

    Maria Elena Fritzsche Hoballah;Ted C.J. Turlings

  • Effects of plant metabolites on the behavior and development of parasitic wasps

    Ted C. J. Turlings;Betty Benrey

  • Exploiting scents of distress: the prospect of manipulating herbivore-induced plant odours to enhance the control of agricultural pests

    Ted C J Turlings;Jurriaan Ton

  • Signal signature of aboveground-induced resistance upon belowground herbivory in maize.

    Matthias Erb;Victor Flors;Danielle Karlen;Elvira S. de Lange

  • Variability in herbivore-induced odour emissions among maize cultivars and their wild ancestors (teosinte)

    Sandrine Gouinguené;Thomas Degen;Ted C. J. Turlings

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Erb
Matthias Erb University of Bern
James H. Tumlinson
James H. Tumlinson Pennsylvania State University
Gaétan Glauser
Gaétan Glauser University of Neuchâtel
Jurriaan Ton
Jurriaan Ton University of Sheffield
Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Sergio Rasmann
Sergio Rasmann University of Neuchâtel
Jean-Luc Wolfender
Jean-Luc Wolfender University of Geneva
Tobias G. Köllner
Tobias G. Köllner Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Silvia Dorn
Silvia Dorn ETH Zurich
W. J. Lewis
W. J. Lewis Agricultural Research Service

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