Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers

Insect herbivory activates plant defense mechanisms and releases a blend of herbivoreinduced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These volatile compounds may be involved in plant-plant communication and induce defense response in undamaged plants. In this work, we investigated whether the exposure of sweet pep...

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Autores principales: Riahi, Chaymaa, González-Rodríguez, Jhonn, Alonso-Valiente, Miquel, Urbaneja, Alberto, Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7864
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.776827/full
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author Riahi, Chaymaa
González-Rodríguez, Jhonn
Alonso-Valiente, Miquel
Urbaneja, Alberto
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
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Urbaneja, Alberto
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González-Rodríguez, Jhonn
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description Insect herbivory activates plant defense mechanisms and releases a blend of herbivoreinduced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These volatile compounds may be involved in plant-plant communication and induce defense response in undamaged plants. In this work, we investigated whether the exposure of sweet pepper plants to HIPVs [(Z)-3-hexenol, (Z)- 3-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, (Z)-3-hexenyl butanoate, hexyl butanoate, methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate] activates the sweet pepper immune defense system. For this, healthy sweet pepper plants were individually exposed to the each of the above mentioned HIPVs over 48 h. The expression of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid related genes was quantified. Here, we show that all the tested volatiles induced plant defenses by upregulating the jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signaling pathway. Additionally, the response of Frankliniella occidentalis, a key sweet pepper pest, and Orius laevigatus, the main natural enemy of F. occidentalis, to HIPV-exposed sweet pepper plants were studied in a Y-tube olfactometer. Only plants exposed to (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate and methyl salicylate repelled F. occidentalis whereas O. laevigatus showed a strong preference to plants exposed to (Z)-3-hexenol, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, (Z)-3-hexenyl butanoate, methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate. Our results show that HIPVs act as elicitors to sweet pepper plant defenses by enhancing defensive signaling pathways. We anticipate our results to be a starting point for integrating HIPVs-based approaches in sweet pepper pest management systems which may provide a sustainable strategy to manage insect pests in horticultural plants.
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spelling ReDivia78642025-04-25T14:48:37Z Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers Riahi, Chaymaa González-Rodríguez, Jhonn Alonso-Valiente, Miquel Urbaneja, Alberto Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell HIPVs Behavioral response H10 Pests of plants U30 Research methods Frankliniella occidentalis Orius laevigatus Gene expression Insect herbivory activates plant defense mechanisms and releases a blend of herbivoreinduced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These volatile compounds may be involved in plant-plant communication and induce defense response in undamaged plants. In this work, we investigated whether the exposure of sweet pepper plants to HIPVs [(Z)-3-hexenol, (Z)- 3-hexenyl acetate, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, (Z)-3-hexenyl butanoate, hexyl butanoate, methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate] activates the sweet pepper immune defense system. For this, healthy sweet pepper plants were individually exposed to the each of the above mentioned HIPVs over 48 h. The expression of jasmonic acid and salicylic acid related genes was quantified. Here, we show that all the tested volatiles induced plant defenses by upregulating the jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signaling pathway. Additionally, the response of Frankliniella occidentalis, a key sweet pepper pest, and Orius laevigatus, the main natural enemy of F. occidentalis, to HIPV-exposed sweet pepper plants were studied in a Y-tube olfactometer. Only plants exposed to (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate and methyl salicylate repelled F. occidentalis whereas O. laevigatus showed a strong preference to plants exposed to (Z)-3-hexenol, (Z)-3-hexenyl propanoate, (Z)-3-hexenyl butanoate, methyl salicylate and methyl jasmonate. Our results show that HIPVs act as elicitors to sweet pepper plant defenses by enhancing defensive signaling pathways. We anticipate our results to be a starting point for integrating HIPVs-based approaches in sweet pepper pest management systems which may provide a sustainable strategy to manage insect pests in horticultural plants. 2022-01-14T14:36:09Z 2022-01-14T14:36:09Z 2022 article publishedVersion Riahi, C., González-Rodríguez, J., Alonso-Valiente, M., Urbaneja, A. & Pérez-Hedo, M. (2022) Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9, 776827. 2296-701X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7864 10.3389/fevo.2021.776827 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.776827/full en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Programa estatal de i+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/RTA2017-00073-00-00//Programas resilientes de gestión de plagas y enfermedades basados en el aumento de la respuesta de defensa de la planta en cultivos hortícolas The research leading to these results was partially funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness MINECO (RTA2017-00073-00-00 and PID2020-113234RR-I00) and the Conselleria d’Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentació de la Generalitat Valenciana. Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Frontiers Media electronico
spellingShingle HIPVs
Behavioral response
H10 Pests of plants
U30 Research methods
Frankliniella occidentalis
Orius laevigatus
Gene expression
Riahi, Chaymaa
González-Rodríguez, Jhonn
Alonso-Valiente, Miquel
Urbaneja, Alberto
Pérez-Hedo, Mertixell
Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title_full Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title_fullStr Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title_full_unstemmed Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title_short Eliciting Plant Defenses Through Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles’ Exposure in Sweet Peppers
title_sort eliciting plant defenses through herbivore induced plant volatiles exposure in sweet peppers
topic HIPVs
Behavioral response
H10 Pests of plants
U30 Research methods
Frankliniella occidentalis
Orius laevigatus
Gene expression
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7864
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