Biennial Variation and Herbivory Affect Essential Oils of <i>Ipomoea murucoides</i> and Stomata Density of Neighbor Plants
2024
José Manuel Sandoval-Moreno | Lilibeth Serrano-Ocampo | Maria Yolanda Rios | María de los Ángeles Ramírez-Cisneros | Alejandro Flores-Palacios | Daniel Tapia-Maruri | Irene de la Concepción Perea-Arango | José de Jesús Arellano-García | Carmen Agglael Vergara-Torres | Susana Valencia-Díaz
Essential oils (EOs) are mixtures of volatile organic compounds that mediate plant interactions and are also appreciated for their biological properties in aromatic plants. However, the study of EOs in wild plants with biological activity has been neglected. <i>Ipomoea murucoides</i> is a wild species with allelopathic and insecticide activities; however, the climate factors associated with EOs and their role in intra- and interspecific interactions are still unknown. We investigated the effects of temperature, rain, and solar irradiance for two years on the EOs of <i>I. murucoides</i> and documented the effect of herbivory (without, <20%, >20%, and mechanical damage) on their composition. We evaluated the receptivity to possible infochemicals in conspecific and congeneric neighbors to <i>I</i>. <i>murucoides</i> plants exposed to methyl jasmonate (MeJA), herbivory by <i>Ogdoecosta biannularis</i> and without an elicitor. We measured the stomatal density and aperture in the second leaf generation of the neighbor plants. The year and herbivory >20% affected the composition of EOs. Nerolidol could be a biological marker for herbivory. We concluded that herbivory and rain irregularity contribute to EOs changing. The response in the stomatal density in plants not consumed by <i>I. pauciflora</i> but near <i>I</i>. <i>murucoides</i> under MeJA or herbivory gives evidence of interspecific plant–plant communication.
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