| Title: | Ecology of plant volatiles: taking a plant community perspective |
| Author(s): | Pierik R; Ballare CL; Dicke M; |
| Address: | "Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1365-3040 (Electronic) 0140-7791 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Although plants are sessile organisms, they can modulate their phenotype so as to cope with environmental stresses such as herbivore attack and competition with neighbouring plants. Plant-produced volatile compounds mediate various aspects of plant defence. The emission of volatiles has costs and benefits. Research on the role of plant volatiles in defence has focused primarily on the responses of individual plants. However, in nature, plants rarely occur as isolated individuals but are members of plant communities where they compete for resources and exchange information with other plants. In this review, we address the effects of neighbouring plants on plant volatile-mediated defences. We will outline the various roles of volatile compounds in the interactions between plants and other organisms, address the mechanisms of plant neighbour perception in plant communities, and discuss how neighbour detection and volatile signalling are interconnected. Finally, we will outline the most urgent questions to be addressed in the future" |
| Keywords: | Animals *Ecosystem Herbivory *Plant Physiological Phenomena Plants/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*chemistry defence growth herbivore photoreceptor phytochrome signalling; |
| Notes: | "MedlinePierik, Ronald Ballare, Carlos L Dicke, Marcel eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2014/04/03 Plant Cell Environ. 2014 Aug; 37(8):1845-53. doi: 10.1111/pce.12330. Epub 2014 May 6" |
