Deciphering Chemical Language of Plant Communication

Part I. Plant Volatiles: Complexity of Chemical Messages

1. Temporal Dynamics of Plant Volatiles: Mechanistic Bases and Functional Consequences
Meredith C. Schuman, Henrique A. Valim, Youngsung Joo

2. Environmental Impacts on Plant Volatile Emission
Lucian Copolovici, Ülo Niinemets

3. Impacts of Induction of Plant Volatiles by Individual and Multiple Stresses Across Trophic Levels
Martín Pareja, Delia M. Pinto-Zevallos

4. Measuring Rapid Changes in Plant Volatiles at Different Spatial Levels
Pawel K. Misztal

Part II. Ecology of Volatile-Mediated Communication Processes

5. Who’s Listening to Talking Plants?
Emilio Guerrieri

6. Ecological Role of Odour Diversity
Torsten Meiners

7. Neighbour Recognition Through Volatile-Mediated Interactions
Tao Li

8. Calling in the Dark: The Role of Volatiles for Communication in the Rhizosphere
Nicole M. Dam, Alexander Weinhold, Paolina Garbeva

9. Complexity of Plant Volatile-Mediated Interactions Beyond the Third Trophic Level
Erik H. Poelman, Martine Kos

10. On the Air: Broadcasting and Reception of Volatile Messages in Brood-Site Pollination Mutualisms
Renee M. Borges

11. Multifunctional and Diverse Floral Scents Mediate Biotic Interactions Embedded in Communities
Robert R. Junker

Part III. Mechanisms of Volatile Detection by Plants

12. Plant Electrophysiology: Early Stages of the Plant Response to Chemical Signals
Simon A. Zebelo, Massimo E. Maffei

13. Uptake and Conversion of Volatile Compounds in Plant–Plant Communication
Koichi Sugimoto, Kenji Matsui, Junji Takabayashi

Part IV. Synthesis and Future Directions

14. Deciphering Chemical Language of Plant Communication: Synthesis and Future Research Directions
Robert Glinwood, James D. Blande

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Ecology