| Title: | Plant volatiles as cues and signals in plant communication |
| Author(s): | Ninkovic V; Markovic D; Rensing M; |
| Address: | "Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Department of Crop Production Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1365-3040 (Electronic) 0140-7791 (Print) 0140-7791 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Volatile organic compounds are important mediators of mutualistic interactions between plants and their physical and biological surroundings. Volatiles rapidly indicate competition or potential threat before these can take place, and they regulate and coordinate adaptation responses in neighbouring plants, fine-tuning them to match the exact stress encountered. Ecological specificity and context-dependency of plant-plant communication mediated by volatiles represent important factors that determine plant performance in specific environments. In this review, we synthesise the recent progress made in understanding the role of plant volatiles as mediators of plant interactions at the individual and community levels, highlighting the complexity of the plant receiver response to diverse volatile cues and signals and addressing how specific responses shape plant growth and survival. Finally, we outline the knowledge gaps and provide directions for future research. The complex dialogue between the emitter and receiver based on either volatile cues or signals determines the outcome of information exchange, which shapes the communication pattern between individuals at the community level and determines their ecological implications at other trophic levels" |
| Keywords: | Communication Ecology Plant Physiological Phenomena Plants/*metabolism Volatile Organic Compounds/*metabolism adaptation competition cues defence herbivory pathogens signalling volatile emissions; |
| Notes: | "MedlineNinkovic, Velemir Markovic, Dimitrije Rensing, Merlin eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review 2020/10/14 Plant Cell Environ. 2021 Apr; 44(4):1030-1043. doi: 10.1111/pce.13910. Epub 2020 Oct 26" |
