| Title: | Plant neighbor detection and allelochemical response are driven by root-secreted signaling chemicals |
| Author(s): | Kong CH; Zhang SZ; Li YH; Xia ZC; Yang XF; Meiners SJ; Wang P; |
| Address: | "College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China. kongch@cau.edu.cn. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China. Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, 61920, USA. Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110016, Shenyang, China" |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-018-06429-1 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2041-1723 (Electronic) 2041-1723 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Plant neighbor detection and response strategies are important mediators of interactions among species. Despite increasing knowledge of neighbor detection and response involving plant volatiles, less is known about how soil-borne signaling chemicals may act belowground in plant-plant interactions. Here, we experimentally demonstrate neighbor detection and allelopathic responses between wheat and 100 other plant species via belowground signaling. Wheat can detect both conspecific and heterospecific neighbors and responds by increasing allelochemical production. Furthermore, we show that (-)-loliolide and jasmonic acid are present in root exudates from a diverse range of species and are able to trigger allelochemical production in wheat. These findings suggest that root-secreted (-)-loliolide and jasmonic acid are involved in plant neighbor detection and allelochemical response and may be widespread mediators of belowground plant-plant interactions" |
| Keywords: | Pheromones/*metabolism Plant Roots/*metabolism Triticum/*physiology; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKong, Chui-Hua Zhang, Song-Zhu Li, Yong-Hua Xia, Zhi-Chao Yang, Xue-Fang Meiners, Scott J Wang, Peng eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2018/09/27 Nat Commun. 2018 Sep 24; 9(1):3867. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06429-1" |
