Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant
Plant induced responses to environmental stressors are increasingly studied in a behavioral ecology context. This is particularly true for plant induced responses to herbivory that mediate direct and indirect defenses, and tolerance. These seemingly adaptive alterations of plant defense phenotypes i...
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| description | Plant induced responses to environmental stressors are increasingly studied in a behavioral ecology context. This is particularly true for plant induced responses to herbivory that mediate direct and indirect defenses, and tolerance. These seemingly adaptive alterations of plant defense phenotypes in the context of other environmental conditions have led to the discussion of such responses as intelligent behavior. Here we consider the concept of plant intelligence and some of its predictions for chemical information transfer in plant interaction with other organisms. Within this framework, the flow, perception, integration, and storage of environmental information are considered tunable dials that allow plants to respond adaptively to attacking herbivores while integrating past experiences and environmental cues that are predictive of future conditions. The predictive value of environmental information and the costs of acting on false information are important drivers of the evolution of plant responses to herbivory. We identify integrative priming of defense responses as a mechanism that allows plants to mitigate potential costs associated with acting on false information. The priming mechanisms provide short- and long-term memory that facilitates the integration of environmental cues without imposing significant costs. Finally, we discuss the ecological and evolutionary prediction of the plant intelligence hypothesis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-867481c6fc5c4b7aa4624c3ad638e2d82025-01-02T11:44:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupPlant Signaling & Behavior1559-23161559-23242024-12-0119110.1080/15592324.2024.23459852345985Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plantAndré Kessler0Michael B. Mueller1Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityPlant induced responses to environmental stressors are increasingly studied in a behavioral ecology context. This is particularly true for plant induced responses to herbivory that mediate direct and indirect defenses, and tolerance. These seemingly adaptive alterations of plant defense phenotypes in the context of other environmental conditions have led to the discussion of such responses as intelligent behavior. Here we consider the concept of plant intelligence and some of its predictions for chemical information transfer in plant interaction with other organisms. Within this framework, the flow, perception, integration, and storage of environmental information are considered tunable dials that allow plants to respond adaptively to attacking herbivores while integrating past experiences and environmental cues that are predictive of future conditions. The predictive value of environmental information and the costs of acting on false information are important drivers of the evolution of plant responses to herbivory. We identify integrative priming of defense responses as a mechanism that allows plants to mitigate potential costs associated with acting on false information. The priming mechanisms provide short- and long-term memory that facilitates the integration of environmental cues without imposing significant costs. Finally, we discuss the ecological and evolutionary prediction of the plant intelligence hypothesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2345985plant–insect interactionsplant defensesecondary metabolite productionsignaling pathway crosstalkchemical defenseimmunological memory |
| spellingShingle | André Kessler Michael B. Mueller Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant Plant Signaling & Behavior plant–insect interactions plant defense secondary metabolite production signaling pathway crosstalk chemical defense immunological memory |
| title | Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| title_full | Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| title_fullStr | Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| title_short | Induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| title_sort | induced resistance to herbivory and the intelligent plant |
| topic | plant–insect interactions plant defense secondary metabolite production signaling pathway crosstalk chemical defense immunological memory |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2024.2345985 |
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