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ArticleThe New phytologist2013

Canopy light cues affect emission of constitutive and methyl jasmonate-induced volatile organic compounds in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Wouter Kegge, Berhane T Weldegergis, Roxina Soler, Marleen Vergeer-Van Eijk, Marcel Dicke, Laurentius A C J Voesenek, Ronald Pierik

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Article in The New phytologist, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wouter KeggePlant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Berhane T WeldegergisLaboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8031, 6700 EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Roxina SolerLaboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8031, 6700 EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Marleen Vergeer-Van EijkPlant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Marcel DickeLaboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, PO Box 8031, 6700 EH, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Laurentius A C J VoesenekPlant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Ronald PierikPlant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NLWageningen University & Research · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of plant competition for light on the emission of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were studied by investigating how different light qualities that occur in dense vegetation affect the emission of constitutive and methyl-jasmonate-induced VOCs. Arabidopsis thaliana Columbia (Col-0) plants and Pieris brassicae caterpillars were used as a biological system to study the effects of light quality manipulations on VOC emissions and attraction of herbivores. VOCs were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and the effects of light quality, notably the red : far red light ratio (R : FR), on expression of genes associated with VOC production were studied using reverse transcriptase-quantitative PCR. The emissions of both constitutive and methyl-jasmonate-induced green leaf volatiles and terpenoids were partially suppressed under low R : FR and severe shading conditions. Accordingly, the VOC-based preference of neonates of the specialist lepidopteran herbivore P. brassicae was significantly affected by the R : FR ratio. We conclude that VOC-mediated interactions among plants and between plants and organisms at higher trophic levels probably depend on light alterations caused by nearby vegetation. Studies on plant-plant and plant-insect interactions through VOCs should take into account the light quality within dense stands when extrapolating to natural and agricultural field conditions.

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ButterfliesHerbivoryLightPlant DiseasesAcetatesAnimalsArabidopsisCyclopentanesDarknessGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryGene ExpressionGenes, PlantOxylipinsPlant LeavesTerpenesVolatile Organic CompoundsAcetatesCyclopentanesmethyl jasmonateOxylipinsTerpenesVolatile Organic CompoundsArabidopsis thalianaherbivorylight qualityphytochromeshade avoidancevolatile organic compounds (VOCs)

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PMID23845065
PMCPMC4283982
OpenAlexW2169932172

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