ArticleOecologia2006
Exogenous application of methyl jasmonate elicits defenses in Norway spruce (Picea abies) and reduces host colonization by the bark beetle Ips typographus.
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- External Application of Methyl Jasmonate Alters Monoterpene Composition and Induces Resin Duct Production in Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii).Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Article
- Gene expression analysis of PvDGK genes in response to Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), wounding and methyl jasmonate treatments in common bean.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes.PLoS biology · 2023Article
- Methyl jasmonate, salicylic acid, and oxalic acid affects growth, inducible defenses, and pine weevil resistance in Norway spruce.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Two jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferases inFrontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Transcriptomic changes during the establishment of long-term methyl jasmonate-induced resistance in Norway spruce.Plant, cell & environment · 2022Article
- Bark Beetle Attack History Does Not Influence the Induction of Terpene and Phenolic Defenses in Mature Norway Spruce (Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Pathophysiology and transcriptomic analysis ofFrontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Interactions among Norway spruce, the bark beetleJournal of pest science · 2021Review
- Insights Into the Mechanisms Implicated inFrontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Variation in Methyl Jasmonate-Induced Defense Among Norway Spruce Clones and Trade-Offs in Resistance Against a Fungal and an Insect Pest.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
- Unravelling the gut bacteriome of Ips (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): identifying core bacterial assemblage and their ecological relevance.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Production of constitutive and induced secondary metabolites is coordinated with growth and storage in Norway spruce saplings.Tree physiology · 2020Article
- Styrene, (+)-trans-(1R,4S,5S)-4-Thujanol and Oxygenated Monoterpenes Related to Host Stress Elicit Strong Electrophysiological Responses in the Bark Beetle Ips typographus.Journal of chemical ecology · 2019Article
- Neutral and Climate-Driven Adaptive Processes Contribute to Explain Population Variation in Resin Duct Traits in a Mediterranean Pine Species.Frontiers in plant science · 2019Article
- Larger Resin Ducts Are Linked to the Survival of Lodgepole Pine Trees During Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak.Frontiers in plant science · 2019Article
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Abstract
The terpenoid and phenolic constituents of conifers have been implicated in protecting trees from infestation by bark beetles and phytopathogenic fungi, but it has been difficult to prove these defensive roles under natural conditions. We used methyl jasmonate, a well-known inducer of plant defense responses, to manipulate the biochemistry and anatomy of mature Picea abies (Norway spruce) trees and to test their resistance to attack by Ips typographus (the spruce bark beetle). Bark sections of P. abies treated with methyl jasmonate had significantly less I. typographus colonization than bark sections in the controls and exhibited shorter parental galleries and fewer eggs had been deposited. The numbers of beetles that emerged and mean dry weight per beetle were also significantly lower in methyl jasmonate-treated bark. In addition, fewer beetles were attracted to conspecifics tunneling in methyl jasmonate-treated bark. Stem sections of P. abies treated with methyl jasmonate had an increased number of traumatic resin ducts and a higher concentration of terpenes than untreated sections, whereas the concentration of soluble phenolics did not differ between treatments. The increased amount of terpenoid resin present in methyl jasmonate-treated bark could be directly responsible for the observed decrease in I. typographus colonization and reproduction.
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