Herbivorous insects use olfactory cues to locate their host plant within a complex olfactory landscape. One such example is the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana, a key pest of the grape in the Palearctic region, which recently expanded both its geographical and host plant range. Previous studies have showed that a synthetic blend of the three terpenoids (E)-β-caryophyllene, (E)-β-farnesene and (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT) was as attractive for the moth as the complete grape odour profile in laboratory conditions. The same studies also showed that the specific ratio of these compounds in the grape bouquet was crucial, because a percentage variation in any of the three volatiles resulted in almost complete inhibition of the blend’s attractiveness. Here we report on the creation of stable grapevine transgenic lines, with modified (E)-β-caryophyllene and (E)-β-farnesene emission and thus with an altered ratio compared to the original plants. When headspace collections from these plants were tested in wind tunnel behavioural assays, they were less attractive than control extracts. This result was confirmed by testing synthetic blends imitating the ratio found on natural and transformed plants, as well as by testing the plants themselves. With this evidence, we suggest that a strategy based on volatile ratio modification may also interfere with the host-finding behaviour of L. botrana in the field, creating avenues for new pest control methods.

Salvagnin, U.; Malnoy, M.; Thöming, G.; Tasin, M.; Carlin, S.; Martens, S.; Vrhovsek, U.; Angeli, S.; Anfora, G. (2018). Adjusting the scent ratio: using genetically modified Vitis vinifera plants to manipulate European grapevine moth behaviour. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, 16 (1): 264-271. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12767 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/42061

Adjusting the scent ratio: using genetically modified Vitis vinifera plants to manipulate European grapevine moth behaviour

Salvagnin, U.
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Malnoy, M.;Carlin, S.;Martens, S.;Vrhovsek U.;Anfora, G.
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2018-01-01

Abstract

Herbivorous insects use olfactory cues to locate their host plant within a complex olfactory landscape. One such example is the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana, a key pest of the grape in the Palearctic region, which recently expanded both its geographical and host plant range. Previous studies have showed that a synthetic blend of the three terpenoids (E)-β-caryophyllene, (E)-β-farnesene and (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT) was as attractive for the moth as the complete grape odour profile in laboratory conditions. The same studies also showed that the specific ratio of these compounds in the grape bouquet was crucial, because a percentage variation in any of the three volatiles resulted in almost complete inhibition of the blend’s attractiveness. Here we report on the creation of stable grapevine transgenic lines, with modified (E)-β-caryophyllene and (E)-β-farnesene emission and thus with an altered ratio compared to the original plants. When headspace collections from these plants were tested in wind tunnel behavioural assays, they were less attractive than control extracts. This result was confirmed by testing synthetic blends imitating the ratio found on natural and transformed plants, as well as by testing the plants themselves. With this evidence, we suggest that a strategy based on volatile ratio modification may also interfere with the host-finding behaviour of L. botrana in the field, creating avenues for new pest control methods.
VOCs
Lobesia botrana
Sesquiterpenes
(E)-β-caryophyllene
(E)-β- farnesene
Vitis vinifera
Genetic engineering
Settore AGR/07 - GENETICA AGRARIA
2018
Salvagnin, U.; Malnoy, M.; Thöming, G.; Tasin, M.; Carlin, S.; Martens, S.; Vrhovsek, U.; Angeli, S.; Anfora, G. (2018). Adjusting the scent ratio: using genetically modified Vitis vinifera plants to manipulate European grapevine moth behaviour. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL, 16 (1): 264-271. doi: 10.1111/pbi.12767 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/42061
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