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Shade avoidance: phytochrome signalling and other aboveground neighbour detection cues

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Pierik, Ronald, de Wit, Mieke·2014·Journal of Experimental Botany
DOI 10.1093/jxb/ert389
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Plants compete with neighbouring vegetation for limited resources. In competition for light, plants adjust their architecture to bring the leaves higher in the vegetation where more light is available than in the lower strata. These architectural responses include accelerated elongation of the hypocotyl, internodes and petioles, upward leaf movement (hyponasty), and reduced shoot branching and are collectively referred to as the shade avoidance syndrome. This review discusses various cues that plants use to detect the presence and proximity of neighbouring competitors and respond to with the shade avoidance syndrome. These cues include light quality and quantity signals, mechanical stimulation, and plant-emitted volatile chemicals. We will outline current knowledge about each of these signals individually and discuss their possible interactions. In conclusion, we will make a case for a whole-plant, ecophysiology approach to identify the relative importance of the various neighbour detection cues and their possible interactions in determining plant performance during competition.

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Authors
Pierik, R., & de Wit, M.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • University of Lausanne (CH)
Corresponding author
Pierik, Ronald
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Journal of Experimental Botany
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2013-12-09
Volume
65
Issue
11
Pages
2815-2824
ISSN
  • 0022-0957 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2431
DOI
10.1093/jxb/ert389
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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (864.12.003, 864.12)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Light effects on plants
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
Keywords
shade avoidance, plant competition, light competition, hypocotyl elongation, shoot branching, mechanical stimulation, plant volatiles
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Light, Phytochrome, Time Factors, Signal Transduction, Plant Components, Aerial, Volatile Organic Compounds

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