| Title: | Effects of Chemical Insecticide Imidacloprid on the Release of C(6) Green Leaf Volatiles in Tea Plants (Camellia sinensis) |
| Author(s): | Zhou Q; Cheng X; Wang S; Liu S; Wei C; |
| Address: | "State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China. Henan Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology, Xinyang Normal University, 237 Nanhu Road, Xinyang, 464000, Henan, China. Institute for Conservation and Utilization of Agro-Bioresources in Dabie Mountains, Xinyang Normal University, 237 Nanhu Road, Xinyang, 464000, Henan, China. State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China. weichl@ahau.edu.cn" |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-018-36556-0 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Chemical insecticides are widely used for pest control worldwide. However, the impact of insecticides on indirect plant defense is seldom reported. Here, using tea plants and the pesticide imidacloprid, effects of chemical insecticides on C(6)-green leaf volatiles (GLVs) anabolism and release were investigated first time. Compared with the non-treated control plants, the treatment of imidacloprid resulted in the lower release amount of key GLVs: (Z)-3-hexenal, n-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexene-1-ol and (Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate. The qPCR analysis revealed a slight higher transcript level of the CsLOX3 gene but a significantly lower transcript level of CsHPL gene. Our results suggest that imidacloprid treatment can have a negative effect on the emission of GLVs due to suppressing the critical GLVs synthesis-related gene, consequently affecting plant indirect defense" |
| Keywords: | Acetates/metabolism Aldehydes/metabolism Alkenes/metabolism Camellia sinensis/*drug effects/genetics/*metabolism Insecticides/*pharmacology Neonicotinoids/*pharmacology Nitro Compounds/*pharmacology Plant Leaves/*drug effects/genetics/*metabolism Volatile; |
| Notes: | "MedlineZhou, Qiying Cheng, Xi Wang, Shuangshuang Liu, Shengrui Wei, Chaoling eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2019/01/27 Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 24; 9(1):625. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36556-0" |
