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Biochem J

Title:		The impact of climate change on maize chemical defenses
Author(s):		Yactayo-Chang JP; Block AK;
Address:		"United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Chemistry Research Unit, Gainesville, FL, U.S.A"
Journal Title:		Biochem J
Year:		2023
Volume:		480
Issue:		16
Page Number:		1285 - 1298
DOI:		10.1042/BCJ20220444
ISSN/ISBN:		1470-8728 (Electronic) 0264-6021 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Climate change is increasingly affecting agriculture, both at the levels of crops themselves, and by altering the distribution and damage caused by insect or microbial pests. As global food security depends on the reliable production of major crops such as maize (Zea mays), it is vital that appropriate steps are taken to mitigate these negative impacts. To do this a clear understanding of what the impacts are and how they occur is needed. This review focuses on the impact of climate change on the production and effectiveness of maize chemical defenses, including volatile organic compounds, terpenoid phytoalexins, benzoxazinoids, phenolics, and flavonoids. Drought, flooding, heat stress, and elevated concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide, all impact the production of maize chemical defenses, in a compound and tissue-specific manner. Furthermore, changes in stomatal conductance and altered soil conditions caused by climate change can impact environmental dispersal and effectiveness certain chemicals. This can alter both defensive barrier formation and multitrophic interactions. The production of defense chemicals is controlled by stress signaling networks. The use of similar networks to co-ordinate the response to abiotic and biotic stress can lead to complex integration of these networks in response to the combinatorial stresses that are likely to occur in a changing climate. The impact of multiple stressors on maize chemical defenses can therefore be different from the sum of the responses to individual stressors and challenging to predict. Much work remains to effectively leverage these protective chemicals in climate-resilient maize"
Keywords:		"*Climate Change *Zea mays Carbon Dioxide Crops, Agricultural Flavonoids herbivore host-pathogen interactions maize phytoalexins stress response volatiles;"
Notes:		"MedlineYactayo-Chang, Jessica P Block, Anna K eng Review England 2023/08/25 Biochem J. 2023 Aug 30; 480(16):1285-1298. doi: 10.1042/BCJ20220444"