ReviewAnnals of botany2017
Terpenoids in plant and arbuscular mycorrhiza-reinforced defence against herbivorous insects.
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- Fruit respiration: putting alternative pathways into perspective.The New phytologist · 2026Review
- A Herbivory-Induced Volatile Disrupts Host Selection by Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis, on Strawberry.Journal of chemical ecology · 2026Article
- Genomic Identification and Biochemical Characterization of Methyl Jasmonate (MJ)-Inducible Terpene Synthase Genes in Lettuce (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Evaluating plant growth-defense trade-offs by modeling the interaction between primary and secondary metabolism.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Symbiosis with Mycorrhizal Fungi Alters Sesquiterpene but not Monoterpene Profile in the South American Willow Salix humboldtiana.Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Article
- Suitable Planting Area Prediction for TwoPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Unveiling the potential of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for growth promotion and phytochemical enrichment in Valeriana jatamansi Jones.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- Biotechnological production of terpenoids using cell factories.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Plant immunity to insect herbivores: mechanisms, interactions, and innovations for sustainable pest management.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Volatiles of the PredatorInsects · 2024Article
- Influence of Microbial Treatments on Vine Growth and Must Quality: Preliminary Results.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of plant monoterpenes on insect pest management and insect-associated microbes.Heliyon · 2024Review
- The ancestral environment of teosinte populations shapes their root microbiome.Environmental microbiome · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPlants, though sessile, employ various strategies to defend themselves against herbivorous insects and convey signals of an impending herbivore attack to other plant(s). Strategies include the production of volatiles that include terpenoids and the formation of symbiotic associations with fungi, such as arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM). This constitutes a two-pronged above-ground/below-ground attack-defence strategy against insect herbivores. SCOPE: Terpenoids represent an important constituent of herbivore-induced plant volatiles that deter herbivores and/or attract their predators. Terpenoids serve as airborne signals that can induce defence responses in systemic undamaged parts of the plant and also prime defence responses in neighbouring plants. Colonization of roots by AM fungi is known to influence secondary metabolism in plants; this includes alteration of the concentration and composition of terpenoids, which can boost both direct and indirect plant defence against herbivorous insects. Enhanced nutrient uptake facilitated by AM, changes in plant morphology and physiology and increased transcription levels of certain genes involved in the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway result in alterations in plant terpenoid profiles. The common mycorrhizal networks of external hyphae have added a dimension to the two-pronged plant defence strategy. These act as conduits to transfer defence signals and terpenoids.
conclusionImproved understanding of the roles of terpenoids in plant and AM defences against herbivory and of interplant signalling in natural communities has significant implications for sustainable management of pests in agricultural ecosystems.
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