TY - JOUR N2 - Plants under attack of herbivores can emit increased amounts of volatile compounds from their leaves. Similarly, mechanically-injured plants can emit volatile chemicals that differ both quantitatively and qualitatively from undamaged plants. In this experiment, mechanical injury increased the release of the secondary metabolites linalool (3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol) and linalool oxide (5-ethenyltetrahydro-2-furanmethanol) by wheat plants. The amounts released varied significantly with injury type and the period of time after injury. The time interval for the volatile collection within the photophase also influenced the amount collected for each day. The increased emission of these compounds, as a result of injury, may be explained as a defense mechanism against wounding. The role of these plant volatiles can be further investigated in the context of plant response to mechanical injury, within the broader context of all types of injury. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118504/PDF-MASTER/pan_doi_blank.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118504 PY - 2006 IS - No 1 EP - 39 KW - wheat KW - Triticum aestivum KW - volatiles KW - semiochemicals KW - odours A1 - Piesik, Dariusz A1 - Weaver, David K. A1 - Peck, Gavin E. A1 - Morrill, Wendell L. PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 46 DA - 06.03.2006 T1 - Mechanically-injured wheat plants release greater amounts of the secondary metabolites linalool and linalool oxide SP - 29 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/118504 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -