Phenylacetonitrile from the Giant Knotweed, Fallopia sachalinensis, Infested by the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, Is Induced by Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Compound | Composition (%) a | |||
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Infested by P. japonica | Treated with airborne MeJA | Mechanically damaged | Undamaged | |
( E)-β-Ocimene | 71.3 | 33.0 | n.d. b | n.d. |
Linalool | 0.6 | 1.6 | n.d. | n.d. |
DMNT | 7.9 | 2.2 | n.d. | n.d. |
Phenylacetonitrile | 10.3 | 39.9 | n.d. | n.d. |
( E,E)-α-Farnesene | 9.8 | 23.3 | n.d. | n.d. |
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Plants and insects
3.2. Plant volatile collection
3.3. Chemical analyses
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Noge, K.; Abe, M.; Tamogami, S. Phenylacetonitrile from the Giant Knotweed, Fallopia sachalinensis, Infested by the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, Is Induced by Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate. Molecules 2011, 16, 6481-6488. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16086481
Noge K, Abe M, Tamogami S. Phenylacetonitrile from the Giant Knotweed, Fallopia sachalinensis, Infested by the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, Is Induced by Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate. Molecules. 2011; 16(8):6481-6488. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16086481
Chicago/Turabian StyleNoge, Koji, Makoto Abe, and Shigeru Tamogami. 2011. "Phenylacetonitrile from the Giant Knotweed, Fallopia sachalinensis, Infested by the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica, Is Induced by Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate" Molecules 16, no. 8: 6481-6488. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16086481