Chemistry, biosynthesis and biology of floral volatiles: roles in pollination and other functions

S Dötterl, J Gershenzon - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010 to 2023 Floral volatiles are a chemically diverse group of plant metabolites
that serve multiple functions. Their composition is shaped by environmental, ecological and …

Roles of plant volatiles in defence against microbial pathogens and microbial exploitation of volatiles

A Hammerbacher, TA Coutinho… - Plant, Cell & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plants emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds during infection by pathogenic
microbes, including terpenes, aromatics, nitrogen‐containing compounds, and fatty acid …

Volatile organic compounds in the interaction between plants and beneficial microorganisms

A Russo, S Pollastri, M Ruocco, MM Monti… - Journal of Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing population coupled with a higher demand for food is putting pressure
on agriculture. The use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers allowed us to boost …

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: Ecology, Infection Dynamics and Disease Epidemiology

I Donati, A Cellini, D Sangiorgio, JL Vanneste… - Microbial ecology, 2020 - Springer
Since 2008, the kiwifruit industry has been devastated by a pandemic outbreak of
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), the causal agent of bacterial canker. This …

Pathways for novel epidemiology: plant–pollinator–pathogen networks and global change

W Proesmans, M Albrecht, A Gajda, P Neumann… - Trends in ecology & …, 2021 - cell.com
Multiple global change pressures, and their interplay, cause plant–pollinator extinctions and
modify species assemblages and interactions. This may alter the risks of pathogen host …

Symbiotic microbes aid host adaptation by metabolizing a deterrent host pine carbohydrate d-pinitol in a beetle-fungus invasive complex

F Liu, F Ye, C Cheng, Z Kang, H Kou, J Sun - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
The red turpentine beetle (RTB) is one of the most destructive invasive pests in China and
solely consumes pine phloem containing high amounts of d-pinitol. Previous studies …

This tree is on fire: a review on the ecology of Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight disease

A Pedroncelli, G Puopolo - Journal of Plant Pathology, 2024 - Springer
Fire blight represents a great threat to apple and pear production worldwide. The ability of its
causal agent, Erwinia amylovora, to spread rapidly in the host plants makes this devastating …

Current situation of fire blight in China

W Sun, P Gong, Y Zhao, L Ming, Q Zeng… - Phytopathology …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
Fire blight, caused by the plant-pathogenic bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is a devastating
disease that occurs on rosaceous plants, including pears and apples. E. amylovora is …

Egg-surface bacteria are indirectly associated with oviposition aversion in Bactrocera dorsalis

H Li, L Ren, M Xie, Y Gao, M He, B Hassan, Y Lu… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Finding a suitable oviposition site is a challenging task for a gravid female fly, because the
hatched maggots have limited mobility, making it difficult to find an alternative host. The …

Gazing into the anthosphere: considering how microbes influence floral evolution

M Rebolleda‐Gómez, NJ Forrester, AL Russell… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The flower is the hallmark of angiosperms and its evolution is key to their diversification. As
knowledge of ecological interactions between flowers and their microbial communities (the …