Functions of stone cells and oleoresin terpenes in the conifer defense syndrome

© 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2018 New Phytologist Trust.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 221(2019), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 1503-1517
1. Verfasser: Whitehill, Justin G A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Yuen, Macaire M S, Henderson, Hannah, Madilao, Lina, Kshatriya, Kristina, Bryan, Jennifer, Jaquish, Barry, Bohlmann, Jörg
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Picea sitchensis Pissodes strobi bark beetles forest health plant resistance plant-insect interaction sclereid terpenoid mehr... Plant Extracts Terpenes oleoresins
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Zusammenfassung:© 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2018 New Phytologist Trust.
Conifers depend on complex defense systems against herbivores. Stone cells (SC) and oleoresin are physical and chemical defenses of Sitka spruce that have been separately studied in previous work. Weevil oviposit at the tip of the previous year's apical shoot (PYAS). We investigated interactions between weevil larvae and trees in controlled oviposition experiments with resistant (R) and susceptible (S) Sitka spruce. R trees have an abundance of SC in the PYAS cortex. SC are mostly absent in S trees. R trees and S trees also differ in the composition of oleoresin terpenes. Transcriptomes of R and S trees revealed differences in long-term weevil-induced responses. Performance of larvae was significantly reduced on R trees compared with S trees under experimental conditions that mimicked natural oviposition behavior at apical shoot tips and may be attributed to the effects of SC. In oviposition experiments designed for larvae to feed below the area of highest SC abundance, larvae showed an unusual feeding behavior and oleoresin appeared to function as the major defense. The results support a role for both SC and oleoresin terpenes and possible synergies between these traits in the defense syndrome of weevil-resistant Sitka spruce
Beschreibung:Date Completed 14.01.2020
Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.15477