Chemical Responses of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) Induced by Vibrational Signals of a Generalist Herbivore

Pinto, Carlos F.; Torrico-Bazoberry, Daniel; Penna, Mario; Cocroft, Reginald B.; Appel, Heidi M.; Niemeyer, Hermann M.

doi:10.1007/s10886-019-01089-x

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“…The authors found that a reduction of 15-20% in P. rapae growth was driven by higher glucosinolate levels (32%) (Appel & Cocroft, 2014). Comparable outcomes were observed in Nicotiana tabacum, which showed noticeably higher nicotine concentrations following exposure to the caterpillar Phtorimaea operculella's chewing sound (Pinto et al, 2019). The sound frequency spectrum emitted by…”

Section: Plant-their Surroundings' Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

RETRACTED: The plant is neither dumb nor deaf; it talks and hears

El‐Sappah,

Yan,

2024

The Plant Journal

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SUMMARYAnimals and insects communicate using vibrations that are frequently too low or too high for human ears to detect. Plants and trees can communicate and sense sound. Khait et al. used a dependable recording system to capture airborne sounds produced by stressed plants. In addition to allowing plants to communicate their stress, sound aids in plant defense, development, and resilience. It also serves as a warning that danger is approaching. Demey et al. and others discussed the audit examinations that were conducted to investigate sound discernment in plants at the atomic and biological levels. The biological significance of sound in plants, the morphophysiological response of plants to sound, and the airborne noises that plants make and can hear from a few meters away were all discussed.

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Section: Plant-their Surroundings' Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

RETRACTED: The plant is neither dumb nor deaf; it talks and hears

El‐Sappah,

Yan,

2024

The Plant Journal

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“…Such 'buzz pollination' occurs in 65 plant families, and many bee species, with the buzz having particular acoustic characteristics (De Luca and Vallejo-Marin, 2013). Furthermore, some plants are instead sensitive to sound from herbivorous insects, which triggers chemical defences in the plant (Appel and Cocroft, 2014;Demey et al, 2023;Pinto et al, 2019). Remarkably, as in embryos, one study suggests anticipatory effects: the vibrations from a chewing caterpillar had no immediate effect, but induced higher chemical defences later on, when the plant was actually attacked by caterpillars (Appel and Cocroft, 2014).…”

Section: Beyond the Brain: Direct Cellular Responses To Soundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developmental programming by prenatal sounds: insights into possible mechanisms

Mariette

2024

Journal of Experimental Biology

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In recent years, the impact of prenatal sound on development, notably for programming individual phenotypes for postnatal conditions, has increasingly been revealed. However, the mechanisms through which sound affects physiology and development remain mostly unexplored. Here, I gather evidence from neurobiology, developmental biology, cellular biology and bioacoustics to identify the most plausible modes of action of sound on developing embryos. First, revealing often-unsuspected plasticity, I discuss how prenatal sound may shape auditory system development and determine individuals' later capacity to receive acoustic information. I also consider the impact of hormones, including thyroid hormones, glucocorticoids and androgen, on auditory plasticity. Second, I review what is known about sound transduction to other – non-auditory – brain regions, and its potential to input on classical developmental programming pathways. Namely, the auditory pathway has direct anatomical and functional connectivity to the hippocampus, amygdala and/or hypothalamus, in mammals, birds and anurans. Sound can thus trigger both immediate and delayed responses in these limbic regions, which are specific to the acoustic stimulus and its biological relevance. Third, beyond the brain, I briefly consider the possibility for sound to directly affect cellular functioning, based on evidence in earless organisms (e.g. plants) and cell cultures. Together, the multi-disciplinary evidence gathered here shows that the brain is wired to allow multiple physiological and developmental effects of sound. Overall, there are many unexplored, but possible, pathways for sound to impact even primitive or immature organisms. Throughout, I identify the most promising research avenues for unravelling the processes of acoustic developmental programming.

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“…Most of the studies suggesting that plants can perceive airborne sounds actually focused on the perception of vibrations propagating in a solid substrate. Plants can indeed detect the vibrations induced by herbivores chewing on their shoots or fruits and can initiate defense responses, such as by producing toxins or insect repellents (Appel & Cocroft, 2014; Pinto et al ., 2019; Kollasch et al ., 2020). The buzzing of bees was also reported to induce vibrations in flower petals and trigger the production of nectar (De Luca & Vallejo‐Marin, 2013; Veits et al ., 2019; Pyke et al ., 2020; Raguso et al ., 2020).…”

Section: Sound Perception By Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?

Son,

Jang,

Mathevon

et al. 2024

New Phytologist

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SummaryIn recent years, the idea has flourished that plants emit and perceive sound and could even be capable of exchanging information through the acoustic channel. While research into plant bioacoustics is still in its infancy, with potentially fascinating discoveries awaiting ahead, here we show that the current knowledge is not conclusive. While plants do emit sounds under biotic and abiotic stresses such as drought, these sounds are high‐pitched, of low intensity, and propagate only to a short distance. Most studies suggesting plant sensitivity to airborne sound actually concern the perception of substrate vibrations from the soil or plant part. In short, while low‐frequency, high‐intensity sounds emitted by a loudspeaker close to the plant seem to have tangible effects on various plant processes such as growth – a finding with possible applications in agriculture – it is unlikely that plants can perceive the sounds they produce, at least over long distances. So far, there is no evidence of plants communicating with each other via the acoustic channel.

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Chemical Responses of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) Induced by Vibrational Signals of a Generalist Herbivore

Cited by 16 publications

References 45 publications

RETRACTED: The plant is neither dumb nor deaf; it talks and hears

RETRACTED: The plant is neither dumb nor deaf; it talks and hears

Developmental programming by prenatal sounds: insights into possible mechanisms

Is plant acoustic communication fact or fiction?

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