Title: | The Effect of Scale Insects on Growth Parameters of cv. Chardonnay and cv. Sauvignon Blanc Grapevines Grown in a Greenhouse |
Author(s): | Cooper PD; Truong TT; Keszei A; Neeman T; Webster KW; |
Address: | "Ecology & Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia. Biological Data Science Institute, ANU College of Science, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1422-0067 (Electronic) 1422-0067 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Plants can respond to insects that feed with stylet mouthparts using various processes that are initiated via the salicylic acid metabolic pathway. In Australia, scale insects of the genus Parthenolecanium can cause economic damage to grapevines as they feed on the vines and produce honeydew as a waste by-product, which supports the growth of black sooty mould on fruit and leaves, potentially affecting the plant growth and yield. Using rootlings of Sauvignon Blanc (SB, resistant) and Chardonnay (Char, susceptible), the growth and production of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) following exposure to scale insect infestations were measured under controlled greenhouse conditions. At harvest, the numbers of scale insects per five leaves were higher on plants infested at the start of the study compared with the control plants. Infested SB had increased dry root and shoot mass compared with the SB control, which was also the case with Char (control and infested). Leaf volatiles differed between cultivars in response to scale infestation. Benzyl alcohol decreased among infested SB plants compared with the other treatments. A change in the salicylic acid pathway as indicated by the change in benzyl alcohol may cause the increased growth in SB associated with the increased scale insect infestation" |
Keywords: | Animals *Vitis/metabolism *Hemiptera/physiology Fungi Metabolic Networks and Pathways Benzyl Alcohols/metabolism Hs-spme-gc/ms Parthenolecanium Vitis vinifera L.cultivar differences genotype specific response grapevine pests grapevine volatiles overcompe; |
Notes: | "MedlineCooper, Paul D Truong, Thy T Keszei, Andras Neeman, Teresa Webster, Kenneth W eng Switzerland 2023/01/22 Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 12; 24(2):1544. doi: 10.3390/ijms24021544" |