Publications

2024

Thönen, Lisa; Kreuzer, Marco; Pestalozzi, Christine; Florean, Matilde; Mateo, Pierre; Züst, Tobias; Wei, Anlun; Giroud, Caitlin; Rouyer, Liza; Gfeller, Valentin; Notter, Matheus D; Knoch, Eva; Hapfelmeier, Siegfried; Becker, Claude; Schandry, Niklas; Robert, Christelle A M; Köllner, Tobias G; Bruggmann, Rémy; Erb, Matthias and Schlaeppi, Klaus (2024). The lactonase BxdA mediates metabolic specialisation of maize root bacteria to benzoxazinoids. Nature communications, 15(6535) Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41467-024-49643-w

Meier, Stefan; Bautzmann, Robin; Komarova, Nataliya Y; Ernst, Viona; Suter Grotemeyer, Marianne; Schröder, Kirsten; Haindrich, Alexander C; Vega Fernández, Adriana; Robert, Christelle A M; Ward, John M; Rentsch, Doris (2024). Stress-regulated Arabidopsis GAT2 is a low affinity γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter. (In Press). Journal of Experimental Botany Oxford University Press 10.1093/jxb/erae321

Sun, Yu; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Thakur, Madhav P (2024). Drought intensity and duration effects on morphological root traits vary across trait type and plant functional groups: a meta-analysis. BMC ecology and evolution, 24(1), p. 92. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12862-024-02275-6

Escobar Bravo, Rocío; Schimmel, Bernardus C J; Zhang, Yaqin; Wang, Lei; Robert, Christelle A M; Glauser, Gaétan; Ballaré, Carlos L; Erb, Matthias (2024). Far-red light increases maize volatile emissions in response to volatile cues from neighbouring plants. (In Press). Plant, cell & environment Wiley 10.1111/pce.14995

Hajdu, Csengele; Molnár, Béla Péter; Waterman, Jamie M; Machado, Ricardo Alberto Ruiz; Radványi, Dalma; Fónagy, Adrien; Khan, Sheharyar Ahmed; Vassor, Thibault; Biet, Baptiste; Erb, Matthias; Kárpáti, Zsolt; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2024). Volatile-mediated oviposition preference for healthy over root-infested plants by the European corn borer. Plant, cell & environment, 47(6), pp. 2228-2239. Wiley 10.1111/pce.14876

Caggìa, Veronica; Wälchli, Jan; Deslandes-Hérold, Gabriel; Mateo, Pierre; Robert, Christelle A M; Guan, Hang; Bigalke, Moritz; Spielvogel, Sandra; Mestrot, Adrien; Schlaeppi, Klaus; Erb, Matthias (2024). Root-exuded specialized metabolites reduce arsenic toxicity in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 121(13) National Academy of Sciences 10.1073/pnas.2314261121

Sutour, Sylvain; Doan, Van Cong; Mateo, Pierre; Züst, Tobias; Hartmann, Ella Raymonde; Glauser, Gaétan; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2024). Isolation and Structure Determination of Drought-Induced Multihexose Benzoxazinoids from Maize (Zea mays). Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 72(7), pp. 3427-3435. American Chemical Society 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c09141

Liu, Jiong; Li, Lu; Xiong, Zhilong; Robert, Christelle Am; Li, Baozhu; He, Shan; Chen, Wenjie; Bi, Jiasheng; Zhai, Guanqing; Guo, Siyi; Zhang, Hui; Li, Jieping; Zhou, Shutang; Zhang, Xi; Song, Chun-Peng (2024). Trade-offs between the accumulation of cuticular wax and jasmonic acid-mediated herbivory resistance in maize. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 66(1), pp. 143-159. Wiley 10.1111/jipb.13586

2023

Thoenen, Lisa; Giroud, Caitlin; Kreuzer, Marco; Waelchli, Jan; Gfeller, Valentin; Deslandes-Hérold, Gabriel; Mateo, Pierre; Robert, Christelle A M; Ahrens, Christian H; Rubio-Somoza, Ignacio; Bruggmann, Rémy; Erb, Matthias; Schlaeppi, Klaus (2023). Bacterial tolerance to host-exuded specialized metabolites structures the maize root microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 120(44), e2310134120. National Academy of Sciences 10.1073/pnas.2310134120

Gross, Josef J.; Mateo, Pierre; Schlaeppi, Klaus; Wyss, Ueli; Kramer, Ewald; Ramhold, Dietmar; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2023). Short communication: Metabolization of benzoxazinoids during silage fermentation of maize and their effects on silage quality. Animal feed science and technology, 304, p. 115748. Elsevier 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2023.115748

Gfeller, Valentin; Waelchli, Jan; Pfister, Stephanie; Deslandes-Hérold, Gabriel; Mascher, Fabio; Glauser, Gaetan; Aeby, Yvo; Mestrot, Adrien; Robert, Christelle A M; Schlaeppi, Klaus; Erb, Matthias (2023). Plant secondary metabolite-dependent plant-soil feedbacks can improve crop yield in the field. eLife, 12 eLife Sciences Publications 10.7554/eLife.84988

Maushe, Dorothy; Ogi, Vera; Divakaran, Keerthi; Verdecia Mogena, Arletys María; Himmighofen, Paul Anton; Machado, Ricardo A R; Towbin, Benjamin Daniel; Ehlers, Ralf-Udo; Molina, Carlos; Parisod, Christian; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2023). Stress tolerance in entomopathogenic nematodes: Engineering superior nematodes for precision agriculture. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 199, p. 107953. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jip.2023.107953

Lin, Po-An; Kansman, Jessica; Chuang, Wen-Po; Robert, Christelle; Erb, Matthias; Felton, Gary W (2023). Water availability and plant-herbivore interactions. Journal of Experimental Botany, 74(9), pp. 2811-2828. Oxford University Press 10.1093/jxb/erac481

Gross, Josef J; Mateo, Pierre; Ramhold, Dietmar; Kramer, Ewald; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A M (2023). Turnover of Benzoxazinoids during the Aerobic Deterioration of Maize Silage (Zea mays). Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 71(5), pp. 2370-2376. American Chemical Society 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c06699

Gfeller, Valentin; Cadot, Selma; Waelchli, Jan; Gulliver, Sophie; Terrettaz, Céline; Thönen, Lisa; Mateo, Pierre; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Mascher, Fabio; Steinger, Thomas; Bigalke, Moritz; Erb, Matthias; Schlaeppi, Klaus (2023). Soil chemical and microbial gradients determine accumulation of root‐exuded secondary metabolites and plant–soil feedbacks in the field. Journal of sustainable agriculture and environment, 2(3), pp. 173-188. Wiley 10.1002/sae2.12063

2022

Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud; Mateo, Pierre (2022). The Chemical Ecology of Benzoxazinoids. CHIMIA, 76(11), pp. 928-938. Swiss Chemical Society 10.2533/chimia.2022.928

Jeckel, Adriana M.; Beran, Franziska; Züst, Tobias; Younkin, Gordon; Petschenka, Georg; Pokharel, Prayan; Dreisbach, Domenic; Ganal-Vonarburg, Stephanie Christine; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2022). Metabolization and sequestration of plant specialized metabolites in insect herbivores: Current and emerging approaches. Frontiers in physiology, 13(1001032), p. 1001032. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fphys.2022.1001032

Sun, Yan; Züst, Tobias; Silvestro, Daniele; Erb, Matthias; Bossdorf, Oliver; Mateo, Pierre; Robert, Christelle; Müller-Schärer, Heinz (2022). Climate warming can reduce biocontrol efficacy and promote plant invasion due to both genetic and transient metabolomic changes. Ecology Letters, 25(6), pp. 1387-1400. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 10.1111/ele.14000

Gross, J. J.; Mateo, P.; Ramhold, D.; Kramer, E.; Robert, C. A. M.; Erb, M. (2022). Changes of benzoxazinoids during aerobic deterioration of maize silage. Journal of dairy science, 105(1), pp. 298-299. American Dairy Science Association

Gross, J. J.; Schlaeppi, K.; Wyss, U.; Kramer, E.; Ramhold, D.; Mateo, P.; Robert, C. A. M.; Erb, M. (2022). Conversion of benzoxazinoids during ensiling of maize. Journal of dairy science, 105(1), p. 298. American Dairy Science Association

2021

Guyer, Anouk; Doan, Van Cong; Maurer, Corina; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Mateo, Pierre; Steinauer, Katja; Kesner, Lucie; Hoch, Günter; Kahmen, Ansgar; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2021). Climate Change Modulates Multitrophic Interactions Between Maize, A Root Herbivore, and Its Enemies. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 47(10-11), pp. 889-906. Springer 10.1007/s10886-021-01303-9

Hu, Lingfei; Wu, Zhenwei; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Ouyang, Xiao; Züst, Tobias; Mestrot, Adrien; Xu, Jianming; Erb, Matthias (2021). Soil chemistry determines whether defensive plant secondary metabolites promote or suppress herbivore growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 118(43), e2109602118. National Academy of Sciences NAS 10.1073/pnas.2109602118

Huber, Meret; Roder, Thomas; Irmisch, Sandra; Riedel, Alexander; Gablenz, Saskia; Fricke, Julia; Rahfeld, Peter; Reichelt, Michael; Paetz, Christian; Liechti, Nicole; Hu, Lingfei; Bont, Zoe; Ye, Meng; Huang, Wei; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Erb, Matthias (2021). A beta-glucosidase of an insect herbivore determines both toxicity and deterrence of a dandelion defense metabolite. eLife, 10(68642) eLife Sciences Publications 10.7554/eLife.68642

Moradi, Aboubakr; Austerlitz, Tina; Dahlin, Paul; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Maurer, Corina; Steinauer, Katja; van Doan, Cong; Himmighofen, Paul Anton; Wieczorek, Krzysztof; Kuenzler, Markus; Mauch, Felix (2021). Marasmius oreades agglutinin enhances resistance of Arabidopsis against plant-parasitic nematodes and a herbivorous insect. BMC plant biology, 21(1), p. 402. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12870-021-03186-0

Doan, Cong van; Züst, Tobias; Maurer, Corina; Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo A.R.; Mateo, Pierre; Ye, Meng; Schimmel, Bernardus C. J.; Glauser, Gaétan; Robert, Christelle A.M. (2021). Herbivore-induced plant volatiles mediate defense regulation in maize leaves but not in maize roots. Plant, cell & environment, 44(8), pp. 2672-2686. Wiley 10.1111/pce.13919

Erb, Matthias; Züst, Tobias; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2021). Using plant chemistry to improve interactions between plants, herbivores and their natural enemies: challenges and opportunities. Current opinion in biotechnology, 70, pp. 262-265. Elsevier 10.1016/j.copbio.2021.05.011

Zhang, Xi; Li, Lu; Kesner, Lucie; Robert, Christelle Aurélie Maud (2021). Chemical host-seeking cues of entomopathogenic nematodes. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 44, pp. 72-81. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cois.2021.03.011

Machado, Ricardo A.R.; Theepan, Vanitha; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Züst, Tobias; Hu, Lingfei; Su, Qi; Schimmel, Bernardus C. J.; Erb, Matthias (2021). The plant metabolome guides fitness-relevant foraging decisions of a specialist herbivore. PLoS biology, 19(2), e3001114. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001114

Paddock, Kyle J.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Hibbard, Bruce E. (2021). Western Corn Rootworm, Plant and Microbe Interactions: A Review and Prospects for New Management Tools. Insects, 12(2), p. 171. MDPI 10.3390/insects12020171

van Doan, Cong; Pfander, Marc; Guyer, Anouk S.; Zhang, Xi; Maurer, Corina; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2021). Natural enemies of herbivores maintain their biological control potential under short-term exposure to future CO2, temperature, and precipitation patterns. Ecology and evolution, 11(9), pp. 4182-4192. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10.1002/ece3.7314

van Doan, Cong; Züst, Tobias; Maurer, Corina; Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo A.R.; Mateo, Pierre; Ye, Meng; Schimmel, Bernardus C.J.; Glauser, Gaétan; Robert, Christelle A.M. (2021). Herbivore‐induced plant volatiles mediate defense regulation in maize leaves but not in maize roots. Plant, cell & environment, 44(8), pp. 2672-2686. Wiley 10.1111/pce.14052

2020

Cortés Llorca, Lucas; Li, Ran; Yon, Felipe; Schäfer, Martin; Halitschke, Rayko; Robert, Christelle A.M.; Kim, Sang‐Gyu; Baldwin, Ian T. (2020). ZEITLUPE facilitates the rhythmic movements of Nicotiana attenuata flowers. The plant journal, 103(1), pp. 308-322. Wiley 10.1111/tpj.14732

Bruno, Pamela; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Glauser, Gaétan; Köhler, Angela; Campos-Herrera, Raquel; Bernal, Julio; Toepfer, Stefan; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Arce, Carla C. M.; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2020). Entomopathogenic nematodes from Mexico that can overcome the resistance mechanisms of the western corn rootworm. Scientific reports, 10(1), p. 8257. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41598-020-64945-x

Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Thönen, Lisa; Arce, Carla C. M.; Theepan, Vanitha; Prada, Fausto; Wüthrich, Daniel; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Vogiatzaki, Evangelia; Shi, Yi-Ming; Schaeren, Olivier P.; Notter, Matheus; Bruggmann, Rémy; Hapfelmeier, Siegfried; Bode, Helge B.; Erb, Matthias (2020). Engineering bacterial symbionts of nematodes improves biocontrol potential of the western corn rootworm. Nature biotechnology, 38(5), pp. 600-608. Nature America 10.1038/s41587-020-0419-1

Bont, Zoe; Pfander, Marc; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Huber, Meret; Poelman, Erik H.; Raaijmakers, Ciska E.; Erb, Matthias (2020). Adapted dandelions trade dispersal for germination upon root herbivore attack. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological sciences, 287(1921), p. 20192930. The Royal Society 10.1098/rspb.2019.2930

Van Doan, Cong; Züst, Tobias; Maurer, Corina; Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Mateo, Pierre; Ye, Meng; Schimmel, Bernardus C. J.; Glauser, Gaétan; Robert, Christelle A. M. (23 February 2020). Tissue-specific volatile-mediated defense regulation in maize leaves and roots (bioRxiv). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 10.1101/2020.02.21.959437

Huang, Wei; Bont, Zoe; Hervé, Maxime R.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias (2020). Impact of Seasonal and Temperature-Dependent Variation in Root Defense Metabolites on Herbivore Preference in Taraxacum officinale. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46(1), pp. 63-75. Springer 10.1007/s10886-019-01126-9

2019

Zhang, Xi; van Doan, Cong; Arce, Carla C. M.; Hu, Lingfei; Gruenig, Sandra; Parisod, Christian; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Hervé, Maxime R.; Nielson, Chad; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Erb, Matthias (2019). Plant defense resistance in natural enemies of a specialist insect herbivore. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS, 116(46), pp. 23174-23181. National Academy of Sciences NAS 10.1073/pnas.1912599116

Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo AR; Doan, Van Cong; Arce, Carla CM; Hu, Lingfei; Robert, Christelle AM (2019). Entomopathogenic nematodes increase predation success by inducing cadaver volatiles that attract healthy herbivores. eLife, 8(e46668) eLife Sciences Publications 10.7554/eLife.46668

Zhang, Xi; van Doan, Cong; Arce, Carla C.M.; Hu, Lingfei; Grünig, Sandra; Parisod, Christian Gérard; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Hervé, Maxime; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Machado, Ricardo A.R.; Erb, Matthias (24 July 2019). Plant defense resistance in natural enemies of a specialist insect herbivore (bioRxiv). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 10.1101/710681

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Pellissier, Loïc; Moreira, Xoaquín; Defossez, Emmanuel; Pfander, Marc; Guyer, Anouk; van Dam, Nicole M.; Rasmann, Sergio (2019). Correlated Induction of Phytohormones and Glucosinolates Shapes Insect Herbivore Resistance of Cardamine Species Along Elevational Gradients. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 45(7), pp. 638-648. Springer 10.1007/s10886-019-01084-2

Bont, Zoe; Pfander, Marc; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Huber, Meret; Poelman, Erik H.; Raaijmakers, Ciska E.; Erb, Matthias (19 February 2019). Adapted dandelions increase seed dispersal potential when they are attacked by root herbivores (bioRxiv 551630). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 10.1101/551630

Yang, Ping; Praz, Coraline; Li, Beibei; Singla, Jyoti; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Kessel, Bettina; Scheuermann, Daniela; Lüthi, Linda; Ouzunova, Milena; Erb, Matthias; Krattinger, Simon G.; Keller, Beat (2019). Fungal resistance mediated by maize wall-associated kinase ZmWAK-RLK1 correlates with reduced benzoxazinoid content. New Phytologist, 221(2), pp. 976-987. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/nph.15419

2018

Li, B.; Förster, C.; Robert, Christelle. A. M.; Züst, Tobias; Hu, Lingfei; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Berset, Jean Daniel; Handrick, V.; Knauer, T.; Hensel, G.; Chen, W.; Kumlehn, J.; Yang, P.; Keller, B.; Gershenzon, J.; Jander, G.; Köllner, T. G.; Erb, Matthias (2018). Convergent evolution of a metabolic switch between aphid and caterpillar resistance in cereals. Science Advances, 4(12), eaat6797. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/sciadv.aat6797

Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Van Doan, Cong; Arce, Carla C. M.; Hu, Lingfei; Robert, Christelle A. M. (13 October 2018). Entomopathogenic nematodes increase predation success by inducing specific cadaver volatiles that attract healthy herbivores (Unpublished) (bioRxiv 442483). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 10.1101/442483

Hu, Lingfei; Mateo, Pierre; Ye, Meng; Zhang, Xi; Berset, Jean Daniel; Handrick, V.; Radisch, D.; Grabe, V.; Köllner, T. G.; Gershenzon, J.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias (2018). Plant iron acquisition strategy exploited by an insect herbivore. Science, 361(6403), pp. 694-697. American Association for the Advancement of Science 10.1126/science.aat4082

Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Wüthrich, Daniel; Kuhnert, Peter; Arce, Carla C. M.; Thönen, Lisa; Ruiz, Celia; Zhang, Xi; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Karimi, Javad; Kamali, Shokoofeh; Ma, Juan; Bruggmann, Rémy; Erb, Matthias (2018). Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny: proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one novel species Photorhabdus bodei sp. nov., and one novel subspecies Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. clarkei subsp. nov. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 68(8), pp. 2664-2681. Society for General Microbiology SGM 10.1099/ijsem.0.002820

Guyer, Anouk Sabina; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Holzkämper, Annelie; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2018). Influence of drought on plant performance through changes in belowground tritrophic interactions. Ecology and evolution, 8(13), pp. 6756-6765. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10.1002/ece3.4183

Hu, Lingfei; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Cadot, Selma; Zhang, Xi; Ye, Meng; Li, Beibei; Manzo, Daniele; Chervet, Noemie; Steinger, Thomas; van der Heijden, Marcel G. A.; Schlaeppi, Klaus; Erb, Matthias (2018). Root exudate metabolites drive plant-soil feedbacks on growth and defense by shaping the rhizosphere microbiota. Nature communications, 9(1) Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/s41467-018-05122-7

Gaillard, Mickaël D. P.; Glauser, Gaétan; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2018). Fine-tuning the ‘plant domestication-reduced defense’ hypothesis: specialist vs generalist herbivores. New Phytologist, 217(1), pp. 355-366. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/nph.14757

2017

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Zhang, Xi; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Schirmer, Stefanie; Lori, Martina; Mateo, Pierre; Erb, Matthias; Gershenzon, Jonathan (2017). Sequestration and activation of plant toxins protect the western corn rootworm from enemies at multiple trophic levels. eLife, 6, e29307. eLife Sciences Publications 10.7554/eLife.29307

Huang, Wei; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Hervé, Maxime R.; Hu, Lingfei; Bont, Zoe; Erb, Matthias (2017). A mechanism for sequence specificity in plant-mediated interactions between herbivores. New Phytologist, 214(1), pp. 169-179. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/nph.14328

Ding, Yezhang; Huffaker, Alisa; Köllner, Tobias G; Weckwerth, Philipp; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Spencer, Joseph L.; Lipka, Alexander E; Schmelz, Eric A (2017). Selinene volatiles are essential precursors for maize defense promoting fungal pathogen resistance. Plant Physiology, 175(3), pp. 1455-1468. American Society of Plant Physiologists 10.1104/pp.17.00879

2016

Maag, Daniel; Köhler, Angela; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Frey, Monika; Wolfender, Jean-Luc; Turlings, Ted C.J.; Glauser, Gaétan; Erb, Matthias (2016). Highly localised and persistent induction of Bx1 -dependent herbivore resistance factors in maize. The Plant Journal, 88(6), pp. 976-991. Blackwell Science 10.1111/tpj.13308

Johnson, Scott N.; Benefer, Carly M.; Frew, Adam; Griffiths, Bryan S.; Hartley, Susan E.; Karley, Alison J.; Rasmann, Sergio; Schumann, Mario; Sonnemann, Illja; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2016). New frontiers in belowground ecology for plant protection from root-feeding insects. Applied Soil Ecology, 108, pp. 96-107. Elsevier 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.07.017

Qu, Wenchao; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Paven, Maxim; Gleede, Tassilo; Riehl, Barbara; Kersting, Lena; Cankaya, Aylin S.; Kunert, Anna T.; Xu, Youwen; Schueller, Michael J.; Shea, Colleen; Alexoff, David; Lee, SoJeong; Fowler, Joanna S.; Ferrieri, Richard A. (2016). Dynamic Precision Phenotyping Reveals Mechanism of Crop Tolerance to Root Herbivory. Plant Physiology, 172(2), pp. 776-788. American Society of Plant Physiologists 10.1104/pp.16.00735

Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Arce, Carla C. M.; Ferrieri, Abigail P; Xu, Shuqing; Jimenez-Aleman, Guillermo H; Baldwin, Ian T; Erb, Matthias (2016). Auxin is rapidly induced by herbivory attack and regulates systemic, jasmonate-dependent defenses. Plant Physiology, 172(1), pp. 521-532. American Society of Plant Physiologists 10.1104/pp.16.00940

Handrick, Vinzenz; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Ahern, Kevin R; Zhou, Shaoqun; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Maag, Daniel; Glauser, Gaétan; Fernandez-Penny, Felix E.; Chandran, Jima N.; Rodgers-Melnick, Eli; Schneider, Bernd; Buckler, Edward S.; Boland, Wilhelm; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Jander, Georg; Erb, Matthias; Köllner, Tobias G (2016). Biosynthesis of 8-O-methylated benzoxazinoid defense compounds in maize. The Plant Cell, 28(7), pp. 1682-1700. American Society of Plant Biologists 10.1105/tpc.16.00065

Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2016). Sequestration of plant secondary metabolites by insect herbivores: molecular mechanisms and ecological consequences. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 14, pp. 8-11. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cois.2015.11.005

Veyrat, Nathalie; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Turlings, Ted Christiaan Johannes; Erb, Matthias (2016). Herbivore intoxication as a potential primary function of an inducible volatile plant signal. Journal of Ecology, 104(2), pp. 591-600. Wiley 10.1111/1365-2745.12526

Lu, Jing; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Lou, Yonggen; Erb, Matthias (2016). A conserved pattern in plant-mediated interactions between herbivores. Ecology and evolution, 6(4), pp. 1032-1040. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10.1002/ece3.1922

Huber, Meret; Epping, Janina; Schulze Gronover, Christian; Fricke, Julia; Aziz, Zohra; Brillatz, Théo; Swyers, Michael; Köllner, Tobias G.; Vogel, Heiko; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Triebwasser-Freese, Daniella; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Verhoeven, Koen; Preite, Veronica; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Erb, Matthias (2016). A Latex Metabolite Benefits Plant Fitness under Root Herbivore Attack. PLoS biology, 14(1), e1002332. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002332

2015

Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Marti, Guillaume; Lu, Jing; Doyen, Gwladys; Villard, Neil; Barrière, Yves; French, B. Wade; Wolfender, Jean-Luc; Turlings, Ted; Gershenzon, Jonathan (2015). A physiological and behavioral mechanism for leaf-herbivore induced systemic root resistance. Plant Physiology, 169(4), pp. 2884-2894. American Society of Plant Physiologists 10.1104/pp.15.00759

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Schirmer, Stefanie; Barry, Julie; Wade French, B.; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Gershenzon, Jonathan (2015). Belowground herbivore tolerance involves delayed overcompensatory root regrowth in maize. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 157(1), pp. 113-120. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 10.1111/eea.12346

Amorós-Jiménez, Rocco; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Marcos-García, M. Ángeles; Fereres, Alberto; Turlings, Ted C.J. (2015). A Differential Role of Volatiles from Conspecific and Heterospecific Competitors in the Selection of Oviposition Sites by the Aphidophagous Hoverfly Sphaerophoria rueppellii. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41(5), pp. 493-500. Springer 10.1007/s10886-015-0583-9

Lu, Jing; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Riemann, Michael; Cosme, Marco; Mène-Saffrané, Laurent; Massana, Josep; Stout, Michael Joseph; Lou, Yonggen; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Erb, Matthias (2015). Induced Jasmonate Signaling Leads to Contrasting Effects on Root Damage and Herbivore Performance. Plant Physiology, 167(3), pp. 1100-1116. American Society of Plant Physiologists 10.1104/pp.114.252700

Erb, Matthias; Veyrat, Nathalie; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Xu, Hao; Frey, Monika; Ton, Jurriaan; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2015). ​Indole is an essential herbivore-induced volatile priming signal in maize. Nature communications, 6(1), p. 6273. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/ncomms7273

2014

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Ferrieri, Richard A.; Schirmer, Stefanie; Babst, Benjamin A.; Schueller, Michael J.; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Arce, Carla C. M.; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Turlings, Ted C. J.; Erb, Matthias (2014). Induced carbon reallocation and compensatory growth as root herbivore tolerance mechanisms. Plant, Cell & Environment, 37(11), pp. 2613-2622. Blackwell Science 10.1111/pce.12359

2013

Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Ferrieri, Abigail P.; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Glauser, Gaétan; Kallenbach, Mario; Baldwin, Ian T.; Erb, Matthias (2013). Leaf-herbivore attack reduces carbon reserves and regrowth from the roots via jasmonate and auxin signaling. New Phytologist, 200(4), pp. 1234-1246. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/nph.12438

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Hiltpold, Ivan; Hibbard, Bruce Elliott; Gaillard, Mickaël David Philippe; Bilat, Julia; Degenhardt, Jörg; Cambet-Petit-Jean, Xavier; Turlings, Ted Christiaan Joannes; Zwahlen, Claudia (2013). Genetically engineered maize plants reveal distinct costs and benefits of constitutive volatile emissions in the field. Plant Biotechnology Journal, 11(5), pp. 628-639. Wiley 10.1111/pbi.12053

Christensen, Shawn A.; Nemchenko, Andriy; Borrego, Eli; Murray, Ian; Sobhy, Islam S.; Bosak, Liz; DeBlasio, Stacy; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Vaughn, Kathy A.; Herrfurth, Cornelia; Tumlinson, Jim; Feussner, Ivo; Jackson, David; Turlings, Ted C.J.; Engelberth, Jurgen; Nansen, Christian; Meeley, Robert; Kolomiets, Michael V. (2013). The maize lipoxygenase, ZmLOX10 , mediates green leaf volatile, jasmonate and herbivore-induced plant volatile production for defense against insect attack. The Plant Journal, 74(1), pp. 59-73. Blackwell Science 10.1111/tpj.12101

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Frank, Daniel L.; Leach, Kristen A.; Turlings, Ted C. J.; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Erb, Matthias (2013). Direct and Indirect Plant Defenses are not Suppressed by Endosymbionts of a Specialist Root Herbivore. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39(4), pp. 507-515. Springer 10.1007/s10886-013-0264-5

Marti, Guillaume; Erb, Matthias; Boccard, Julien; Glauser, Gaétan; Doyen, Gwladys R.; Villard, Neil; Robert, Christelle A. M.; TURLINGS, TED C. J.; Rudaz, Serge; Wolfender, Jean-Luc (2013). Metabolomics reveals herbivore-induced metabolites of resistance and susceptibility in maize leaves and roots. Plant, Cell & Environment, 36(3), pp. 621-639. Blackwell Science 10.1111/pce.12002

Erb, Matthias; Huber, Meret; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Ferrieri, Abigail P.; Machado, Ricardo A. R.; Arce, Carla C. M. (2013). The Role of Plant Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Root-Herbivore Behaviour, Nutrition and Physiology. In: Johnson, Scott N.; Hiltpold, Ivan; Turlings, Ted C.J. (eds.) Behaviour and Physiology of Root Herbivores. Advances in Insect Physiology: Vol. 45 (pp. 53-95). Elsevier 10.1016/B978-0-12-417165-7.00002-7

2012

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Wade French, B.; Zwahlen, Claudia; Turlings, Ted C. J.; Thompson, Ken (2012). A specialist root herbivore reduces plant resistance and uses an induced plant volatile to aggregate in a density-dependent manner. Functional Ecology, 26(6), pp. 1429-1440. British Ecological Society 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02030.x

Erb, Matthias; Glauser, Gaetan; Robert, Christelle A. M. (2012). Induced Immunity Against Belowground Insect Herbivores- Activation of Defenses in the Absence of a Jasmonate Burst. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38(6), pp. 629-640. Springer 10.1007/s10886-012-0107-9

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Erb, Matthias; Duployer, Marianne; Zwahlen, Claudia; Doyen, Gwladys R.; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2012). Herbivore-induced plant volatiles mediate host selection by a root herbivore. New Phytologist, 194(4), pp. 1061-1069. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04127.x

Robert, Christelle A. M.; Veyrat, Nathalie; Glauser, Gaétan; Marti, Guillaume; Doyen, Gwladys R.; Villard, Neil; Gaillard, Mickaël D. P.; Köllner, Tobias G.; Giron, David; Body, Mélanie; Babst, Benjamin A.; Ferrieri, Richard A.; Turlings, Ted C. J.; Erb, Matthias (2012). A specialist root herbivore exploits defensive metabolites to locate nutritious tissues. Ecology Letters, 15(1), pp. 55-64. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01708.x

2011

Hiltpold, Ivan; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2011). Systemic root signalling in a belowground, volatile-mediated tritrophic interaction. Plant, Cell & Environment, 34(8), pp. 1267-1275. Blackwell Science 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02327.x

Erb, Matthias; Balmer, Dirk; de Lange, Elvira S.; von Merey, Georg; Planchamp, Chantal; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Röder, Gregory; Sobhy, Islam; Zwahlen, Claudia; Mauch-Mani, Brigitte; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2011). Synergies and trade-offs between insect and pathogen resistance in maize leaves and roots. Plant, Cell & Environment, 34(7), pp. 1088-1103. Blackwell Science 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02307.x

Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Turlings, Ted C.J. (2011). Induction of root-resistance by leaf-herbivory follows a vertical gradient. Journal of plant interactions, 6(2-3), pp. 133-136. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/17429145.2010.545958

Peñaflor, M.F.G.V.; Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Miranda, L.A.; Werneburg, A.G.; Dossi, F.C.A.; Turlings, T.C.J.; Bento, J.M.S. (2011). Oviposition by a moth suppresses constitutive and herbivore-induced plant volatiles in maize. Planta, 234(1), pp. 207-215. Springer 10.1007/s00425-011-1409-9

Erb, Matthias; Robert, Christelle A. M.; Hibbard, Bruce E.; Turlings, Ted C. J. (2011). Sequence of arrival determines plant-mediated interactions between herbivores. Journal of Ecology, 99(1), pp. 7-15. Blackwell 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01757.x