Plant neighbor detection and allelochemical response are driven by root-secreted signaling chemicals

Plant growth and physiology respond to the presence of neighboring plants. Here the authors show that the chemicals (-)-loliolide and jasmonic acid, which were present in the root exudates of a range of plant species, can be detected by wheat and induce allelochemical production.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chui-Hua Kong, Song-Zhu Zhang, Yong-Hua Li, Zhi-Chao Xia, Xue-Fang Yang, Scott J. Meiners, Peng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06429-1