Title: | Ethylene functions as a suppressor of volatile production in rice |
Author(s): | Mujiono K; Tohi T; Sobhy IS; Hojo Y; Ho NT; Shinya T; Galis I; |
Address: | "Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan. Faculty of Agriculture, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute, Can Tho, Vietnam" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1460-2431 (Electronic) 0022-0957 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "We examined the role of ethylene in the production of rice (Oryza sativa) volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which act as indirect defense signals against herbivores in tritrophic interactions. Rice plants were exposed to exogenous ethylene (1 ppm) after simulated herbivory, which consisted of mechanical wounding supplemented with oral secretions (WOS) from the generalist herbivore larva Mythimna loreyi. Ethylene treatment highly suppressed VOCs in WOS-treated rice leaves, which was further corroborated by the reduced transcript levels of major VOC biosynthesis genes in ethylene-treated rice. In contrast, the accumulation of jasmonates (JA), known to control VOCs in higher plants, and transcript levels of primary JA response genes, including OsMYC2, were not largely affected by ethylene application. At the functional level, flooding is known to promote internode elongation in young rice via ethylene signaling. Consistent with the negative role of ethylene on VOC genes, the accumulation of VOCs in water-submerged rice leaves was suppressed. Furthermore, in mature rice plants, which naturally produce less volatiles, VOCs could be rescued by the application of the ethylene perception inhibitor 1-methylcyclopropene. Our data suggest that ethylene acts as an endogenous suppressor of VOCs in rice plants during development and under stress" |
Keywords: | Animals Cyclopentanes Ethylenes Herbivory *Moths *Oryza/genetics Oxylipins Plant Leaves *Volatile Organic Compounds Ethylene defense gene expression rice (Oryza sativa) volatile organic compounds; |
Notes: | "MedlineMujiono, Kadis Tohi, Tilisa Sobhy, Islam S Hojo, Yuko Ho, Nhan Thanh Shinya, Tomonori Galis, Ivan eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2020/07/23 J Exp Bot. 2020 Oct 22; 71(20):6491-6511. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa341" |