Leaf Size Determines Damage- and Herbivore-Induced Volatile Emissions in Maize.

ABSTRACT: Stress-induced plant volatiles play an important role in mediating ecological interactions between plants and their environment. The timing and location of the inflicted damage is known to influence the quality and quantity of induced volatile emissions. However, how leaf characteristics and herbivore feeding behaviour interact to shape volatile emissions is not well understood. Using a high-throughput volatile profiling system with high temporal resolution, we examined how mechanical damage and herbivore feeding on different leaves shape plant-level volatile emission patterns in maize. We then tested feeding patterns and resulting consequences on volatile emissions with two generalist herbivores (Spodoptera exigua and Spodoptera littoralis), and assessed whether feeding preferences are as

SUBMITTER: Waterman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11963494 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature