IMBIV   05474
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE BIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
changes in composition of essential oils and volatile emissions of Minthostachys mollis induced by leaf punctures of Liriomyza huidobrensis
Autor/es:
BANCHIO E,; VALLADARES GR,; JULIO ALBERTO ZYGADLO; BOGINO PC; RINAUDI LV; GIORDANO W
Revista:
biochemical and systematic ecology
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Internacional; Año: 2006 p. 1 - 7
Resumen:
Plant defensive mechanisms against herbivores include
changes following damage. Effects of feeding punctures produced by Liriomyza
huidobrensis (pea leafminers) adult females on the plant´s dominant
monoterpenes, pulegone and menthone were assessed by monitoring essential oil
composition at 24, 48, and 120 h, emission of volatiles was also measured 24
and 48 h after wounding. We studied such changes in Minthostachys mollis, a
Lamiaceae species native to Central Argentina
with medicinal and aromatic uses. Leaf puncturing resulted in reduced menthone
throughout the experiment and increased pulegone concentration in M. mollis
essential oil during the first 48 h. The adjacent undamaged leaves showed
similar changes, suggesting, pulegone and diminishing menthone emissions. Such
herbivore-induced chemical changes in aromatic plantas are economically
relevant, since the quality of essential oils and volatile emissions are
altered.