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The circadian clock contributes to diurnal patterns of plant indirect defense in nature
Author(s) -
Joo Youngsung,
Goldberg Jay K.,
Chrétien Lucille T. S.,
Kim SangGyu,
Baldwin Ian T.,
Schuman Meredith C.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/jipb.12725
Subject(s) - circadian rhythm , circadian clock , biology , trophic level , period (music) , bacterial circadian rhythms , ecology , neuroscience , physics , acoustics
Summary The plant circadian clock regulates the rhythms of plant metabolism. Many herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) fluctuate, diurnally, but the role of the circadian clock in the emission of HIPVs and their ecological consequences remains largely unknown. Here, we show that the timing of herbivore attack can alter the outcome of tri‐trophic interactions, and this is mediated by the circadian clock, under both field and glasshouse conditions. Although most HIPV emissions did not have a circadian rhythm, the circadian clock modulated HIPV emissions in a time‐dependent manner. HIPVs mediate tri‐trophic interactions, and the circadian clock may affect these interactions by modulating HIPV emission in nature.