Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

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

  • Chui-Hua Kong,
  • Song-Zhu Zhang,
  • Yong-Hua Li,
  • Zhi-Chao Xia,
  • Xue-Fang Yang,
  • Scott J. Meiners,
  • Peng Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06429-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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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.