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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Terpenes and Terpenoids in Plants: Interactions with Environment and Insects.

Delbert Almerick T Boncan, Stacey S K Tsang, Chade Li, Ivy H T Lee, Hon-Ming Lam, Ting-Fung Chan, Jerome H L Hui

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 177 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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177citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

177 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Delbert Almerick T BoncanSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Stacey S K TsangSimon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Chade LiSimon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Ivy H T LeeSimon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Hon-Ming LamSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-6673-8740
Ting-Fung ChanSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-0489-3884
Jerome H L HuiSchool of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-1355-8495

Funding

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee Area of Excellence (AoE/M-403/16)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interactions of plants with environment and insects are bi-directional and dynamic. Consequently, a myriad of mechanisms has evolved to engage organisms in different types of interactions. These interactions can be mediated by allelochemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which include volatile terpenes (VTs). The emission of VTs provides a way for plants to communicate with the environment, including neighboring plants, beneficiaries (e.g., pollinators, seed dispersers), predators, parasitoids, and herbivores, by sending enticing or deterring signals. Understanding terpenoid distribution, biogenesis, and function provides an opportunity for the design and implementation of effective and efficient environmental calamity and pest management strategies. This review provides an overview of plant-environment and plant-insect interactions in the context of terpenes and terpenoids as important chemical mediators of these abiotic and biotic interactions.

Indexed as

AnimalsHerbivoryInsectaPlant Physiological PhenomenaPlantsTerpenesTerpenesabioticbioticenvironmentinsectinteractionplantsTerpenesterpenoids

Identifiers

PMID33036280
PMCPMC7583029

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