Oviposition by Plagiodera versicolora on Salix matsudana cv. 'Zhuliu' alters the leaf transcriptome and impairs larval performance.

ABSTRACT: Insect egg deposition can induce plant defenses against their larvae. Previous studies have primarily focused on herbaceous plant defenses; however, little is known about how the Salicaceae respond to insect egg deposition and defend themselves against herbivores. By combining plant defense gene studies and bioassays, we investigated the effect of the coleoptera Plagiodera versicolora egg deposition on willow (Salix matsudana cv. 'Zhuliu') and examined the interactions at the plant resistance and transcriptome levels. RNA-seq data were utilized to analyze changes in the leaf transcriptome with and without oviposition, and also the changes in the leaf transcriptome of feeding-damaged leaves with and without prior oviposition. P. versicolora oviposition on willow

SUBMITTER: Liu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394651 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature