Title: | "Interactive Effects of UV-B Light with Abiotic Factors on Plant Growth and Chemistry, and Their Consequences for Defense against Arthropod Herbivores" |
Author(s): | Escobar-Bravo R; Klinkhamer PG; Leiss KA; |
Address: | "Plant Sciences and Natural Products, Institute of Biology of Leiden, Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1664-462X (Print) 1664-462X (Electronic) 1664-462X (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) light plays a crucial role in plant-herbivorous arthropods interactions by inducing changes in constitutive and inducible plant defenses. In particular, constitutive defenses can be modulated by UV-B-induced photomorphogenic responses and changes in the plant metabolome. In accordance, the prospective use of UV-B light as a tool to increase plant protection in agricultural practice has gained increasing interest. Changes in the environmental conditions might, however, modulate the UV-B -induced plant responses. While in some cases plant responses to UV-B can increase adaptation to changes in certain abiotic factors, UV-B-induced responses might be also antagonized by the changing environment. The outcome of these interactions might have a great influence on how plants interact with their enemies, e.g., herbivorous arthropods. Here, we provide a review on the interactive effects of UV-B and light quantity and quality, increased temperature and drought stress on plant biochemistry, and we discuss the implications of the outcome of these interactions for plant resistance to arthropod pests" |
Keywords: | blue light drought far-red light herbivores photosynthetically active radiation plant defenses temperature ultraviolet-B light; |
Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEEscobar-Bravo, Rocio Klinkhamer, Peter G L Leiss, Kirsten A eng Review Switzerland 2017/03/18 Front Plant Sci. 2017 Mar 2; 8:278. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00278. eCollection 2017" |