Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOC s) that facilitate
interactions with their environment, from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to …

Plants respond to herbivore attack by launching 2 types of defenses: direct defense and
indirect defense. Direct defense includes all plant traits that increase the resistance of host …

Plants perceive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by mechanically-or herbivore-
damaged neighboring plants and induce various defense responses. Such interplant …

Plants are continuously exposed to agents such as herbivores and environmental
mechanical stresses that cause wounding and open the way to the invasion by microbial …

Volatile compounds act as a language that plants use for their communication and
interaction with the surrounding environment. To date, a total of 1700 volatile compounds …

The news that a flowering weed—mousear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)—can sense the
particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical …

Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are C6 aldehydes, alcohols, and their esters formed through the
hydroperoxide lyase pathway of oxylipin metabolism. Plants start to form GLVs after …

Many plants interact with carnivores as an indirect defence against herbivores. The release
of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the secretion of extrafloral nectar (EFN) are …

Phytophages breach the integrity of plant tissues to recover nutrients from foliage, seeds,
pollen, nectar, roots, or shoots. While many herbivores cause extensive damage, phloem …

Covering: 1989 to February 2011 Plant volatiles typically occur as a complex mixture of low-
molecular weight lipophilic compounds derived from different biosynthetic pathways, and …