Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i>
Green leaf volatiles (GLV) are essentially produced by the green parts of plants upon damage. GLV are mainly 6-carbon molecules derived from fatty acids through the hydroperoxide lyase pathway and can serve as airborne signals to other parts of the same plant and to neighboring plants and help to pr...
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| description | Green leaf volatiles (GLV) are essentially produced by the green parts of plants upon damage. GLV are mainly 6-carbon molecules derived from fatty acids through the hydroperoxide lyase pathway and can serve as airborne signals to other parts of the same plant and to neighboring plants and help to protect them against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, while the biosynthesis is generally well understood, little is known about how plants regulate the production of these important signaling molecules. To better understand how the developmental stage of the plant affects aldehyde GLV production, we selected <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> to represent mono- and dicot plants for this analysis. We show that the capacity to produce aldehyde GLV strongly depends on the developmental stage of the plant. Major differences in the quantity, and in the quality of these compounds were found, not only in leaves from different developmental stages, but also in different areas within a leaf. The results demonstrate that the capacity to produce GLV varies significantly within a plant and the potential implications of these findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b63e7935b33413c86832723f1b8dff22023-11-23T21:42:50ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-02-0111452610.3390/plants11040526Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i>Jurgen Engelberth0Marie Engelberth1Department of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USADepartment of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249, USAGreen leaf volatiles (GLV) are essentially produced by the green parts of plants upon damage. GLV are mainly 6-carbon molecules derived from fatty acids through the hydroperoxide lyase pathway and can serve as airborne signals to other parts of the same plant and to neighboring plants and help to protect them against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, while the biosynthesis is generally well understood, little is known about how plants regulate the production of these important signaling molecules. To better understand how the developmental stage of the plant affects aldehyde GLV production, we selected <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> to represent mono- and dicot plants for this analysis. We show that the capacity to produce aldehyde GLV strongly depends on the developmental stage of the plant. Major differences in the quantity, and in the quality of these compounds were found, not only in leaves from different developmental stages, but also in different areas within a leaf. The results demonstrate that the capacity to produce GLV varies significantly within a plant and the potential implications of these findings are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/4/526green leaf volatilesbiosynthesistissuesdevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Jurgen Engelberth Marie Engelberth Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> Plants green leaf volatiles biosynthesis tissues development |
| title | Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> |
| title_full | Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> |
| title_fullStr | Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> |
| title_short | Developmental Stages Affect the Capacity to Produce Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles in <i>Zea mays</i> and <i>Vigna radiata</i> |
| title_sort | developmental stages affect the capacity to produce aldehyde green leaf volatiles in i zea mays i and i vigna radiata i |
| topic | green leaf volatiles biosynthesis tissues development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/4/526 |
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