Effects of herbivory by the leaf beetle Ophraella communa on volatile compounds of the invasive common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia.
Effects of herbivory by the leaf beetle Ophraella communa on volatile compounds of the invasive common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia.
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DOI:
10.3969/j.issn.1674-0858.2021.04.23
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2021-01-01
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Zhou Zhong-Shi
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Cui Shao-Wei;Ma Chao;Zhou Zhong-Shi
Plants can systematically release herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) after being damaged by herbivorous insects. To understand the effects of herbivory by the leaf beetle Ophraella communa on volatile compounds of the invasive common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia, the changes of volatile compounds and relative contents of common ragweed before and after mechanical and feeding damages by the beetle were collected and analyzed by dynamic headspace adsorption and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that there were significant differences in the volatile compounds and relative contents between healthy and damaged plants. Compared with healthy plants, mechanically damaged plants instantly released Linalyl acetate, Eucalypto, Dodecanal, Phytol, -[gamma]-Muurolen, phytol and [beta]-Bourbonene, suggesting that these compounds were constitutive volatile organic compounds (VOCs). After being damaged by feeding, the plant increased relative contents of Germacrene D, suggesting its inducing VOCs. Compared with healthy plants and mechanically damaged plants, the feeding damaged plant released unique chemical including sabinene, octanal, [beta]-Ocimene and Citronellol, suggesting that they were induced by the feeding treatment, these volatiles were HIVPs. Moreover, the effects of mechanical damage and feeding damage had differential effects on ragweed, the former causing a rapid decrease in volatiles released post damage back to the level of healthy plants at 3 days while the latter effecting a gradual decrease in volatiles. In addition, temporal pattern of volatile release differed between mechanical and feeding damage, with the volatiles of green leaves being released at an early stage after mechanical damage while at a late stage after feeding damage. The results from this study suggested that the common ragweed plants could be induced to release volatiles in response to feeding damage by specialist herbivore O. communa.