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ACCUMULATION OF MONOTERPENES AND ASSOCIATED VOLATILES FOLLOWING INOCULATION OF GRAND FIR WITH A FUNGUS TRANSMITTED BY THE FIR ENGRAVER, SCOLYTUS VENTRALIS (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Kenneth F. Raffa
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164
Alan A. Berryman
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington99164

Abstract

The accumulation of monoterpenes during the defensive response by grand fir was quantified over a 28-day period. Monoterpene content increased exponentially with time and varied greatly among trees. Following analysis, sampled trees were observed for 4 years. Those trees which showed an extensive accumulation of monoterpenes in response to artificial inoculation with fungi transmitted by the fir engraver were less likely to be killed during this period than trees which exhibited low levels of secondary monoterpene accumulation. The extent of the defensive response was influenced by host age, disease, crown class, and artificial stress. Following inoculation with fungi transmitted by the fir engraver, the proportions of limonene, myrcene, and Δ-3-carene, present in the monoterpene fraction increased. In previously reported laboratory bioassays, each of these compounds has demonstrated higher toxic or repellent properties, or both, than have the other monoterpenes present in grand fir. Mechanical injury resulted in less pronounced reactions than did fungal inoculation. Necrotic lesion formation is accompanied by an increased concentration of short-chain hydrocarbons, followed by a decline to normal levels. Necrotic lesion formation and monoterpene synthesis represent at least two independent activities during the wound response.

Résumé

L'accumulation de monoterpenes lors de la réaction défensive du sapin Abies grandis a été quantifiée pour une période de 28 jours. La teneur en monoterpene a augmenté exponentiellement avec le temps, tout en montrant une grande variabilité entre arbres. Suite à l'analyse, les arbres échantillonnés ont été observés pendant 4 ans. Les arbres qui ont montré une accumulation importante de. monoterpènes en réponse a l'inoculation artificielle de fongi transmis par un scolyte, ont subi une mortalité plus élevée durant cette période que les arbres ayant montré des niveaux faibles d'accumulation secondaire de monoterpenes. L'intensité de la réaction défensive chez l'hôte a été influencée par l'âge, la maladie, la classe de couronne et le stress artificiel. Suite à l'inoculation de fongi transmis par le scolyte, les proportions de limonène, myrcène, et Δ-3-carène présents dans la fraction monoterpénique ont augmenté. Lors d'essais de laboratoire rapportés antérieurement, ces substances se sont avérées plus toxiques et/ou répulsives, que les autres monoterpenes présents chez A. grandis. Des blessures mécaniques ont provoqué des réactions moins prononcées que l'inoculation fongique. La formation d'une lésion nécrotique s'accompagne d'une augmentation des hydrocarbonees à courte chaîne, suivie d'un retour au niveau normal. La formation d'une lésion nécrotique et la synthèse de monoterpenes sont deux activités pour le moins indépendantes au cours de la réaction à la blessure.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1982

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