Abstract
Salinity stress triggers changes in plant morphology, physiology and molecular responses which can subsequently influence plant-insect interactions; however, these consequences remain poorly understood. We analyzed plant biomass, insect population growth rates, feeding behaviors and plant gene expression to characterize the mechanisms of the underlying interactions between the rice plant and brown planthopper (BPH) under salinity stress. Plant bioassays showed that plant growth and vigor losses were higher in control and low salinity conditions compared to high salinity stressed TN1 (salt-planthopper susceptible cultivar) in response to BPH feeding. In contrast, the losses were higher in the high salinity treated TPX (salt-planthopper resistant cultivar). BPH population growth was reduced on TN1, but increased on TPX under high salinity condition compared to the control. This cultivar-specific effect was reflected in BPH feeding behaviors on the corresponding plants. Quantification of abscisic acid (ABA) and salicylic acid (SA) signaling transcripts indicated that salinity-induced down-regulation of ABA signaling increased SA-dependent defense in TN1. While, up-regulation of ABA related genes in salinity stressed TPX resulted in the decrease in SA-signaling genes. Thus, ABA and SA antagonism might be a key element in the interaction between BPH and salinity stress. Taken together, we concluded that plant-planthopper interactions are markedly shaped by salinity and might be cultivar specific.
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Claim · model-written summary
BPH feeding caused greater growth and vigor losses in TN1 under control and low salinity than high salinity.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TN1e0
- Treatment
- BPH feedinge0
- Interactor
- BPHe0pest
- Outcome
- plant growth and vigor lossese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- high salinity stressed TN1e0
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Verbatim
e0“plant growth and vigor losses were higher in control and low salinity conditions compared to high salinity stressed TN1 (salt-planthopper susceptible cultivar) in response to BPH feeding”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
BPH feeding caused greater growth and vigor losses in high salinity TPX.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TPXe0
- Treatment
- high salinity treatede0
- Interactor
- brown planthopper
Nilaparvata lugenst0pest - Outcome
- lossese0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“the losses were higher in the high salinity treated TPX (salt-planthopper resistant cultivar)”
t0“brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) and salinity stressed rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
High salinity reduced BPH population growth on TN1 relative to control.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TN1e0
- Treatment
- high salinity conditione0
- Interactor
- BPHe0pest
- Outcome
- BPH population growthe0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“BPH population growth was reduced on TN1, but increased on TPX under high salinity condition compared to the control”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
High salinity increased BPH population growth on TPX relative to control.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TPXe0
- Treatment
- high salinity conditione0
- Interactor
- BPHe0pest
- Outcome
- BPH population growthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“BPH population growth was reduced on TN1, but increased on TPX under high salinity condition compared to the control”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
Cultivar specific effects appeared in BPH feeding behavior.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Interactor
- BPHe0pest
- Outcome
- BPH feeding behaviorse0
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Verbatim
e0“This cultivar-specific effect was reflected in BPH feeding behaviors on the corresponding plants”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity downregulated ABA signaling in TN1.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TN1e0
- Treatment
- salinitye0
- Outcome
- ABA signalinge0
- Direction
- down-regulatione0
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Verbatim
e0“salinity-induced down-regulation of ABA signaling increased SA-dependent defense in TN1”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
Reduced ABA signaling increased SA dependent defense in TN1.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TN1e0
- Interactor
- brown planthopper
Nilaparvata lugenst0pest - Outcome
- SA-dependent defensee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- down-regulation of ABA signalinge0
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Verbatim
e0“salinity-induced down-regulation of ABA signaling increased SA-dependent defense in TN1”
t0“brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) and salinity stressed rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
Salinity upregulated ABA related genes in TPX.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TPXe0
- Treatment
- salinity stressede0
- Outcome
- ABA related genese0
- Direction
- up-regulatione0
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Verbatim
e0“up-regulation of ABA related genes in salinity stressed TPX resulted in the decrease in SA-signaling genes”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
Upregulated ABA genes in TPX coincided with reduced SA signaling genes.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Material
- TPXe0
- Gene
- SA-signaling genese0
- Outcome
- SA-signaling genese0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Qualifier
- up-regulation of ABA related genese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“up-regulation of ABA related genes in salinity stressed TPX resulted in the decrease in SA-signaling genes”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest ABA and SA antagonism may shape planthopper interactions during salinity stress.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0
- Interactor
- BPHe0pest
- Outcome
- interaction between BPH and salinity stresse0
- Qualifier
- ABA and SA antagonisme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ABA and SA antagonism might be a key element in the interaction between BPH and salinity stress”
t0“rice (Oryza sativa)”
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