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Application of Plant Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Agriculture

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Plant volatiles facilitates communication between plants and organisms of other trophic levels, i.e., herbivores and their natural enemies. There is also mounting evidence that plant VOCs provide direct defense against various abiotic and biotic stresses. The ability of plant volatile compounds to act as reliable attraction and deterrence cue for herbivores and pathogens and attraction cue for beneficial insects presents new prospects for its commercial use as baits in sustainable agriculture. Considerable progress has been made in utilizing the VOC-mediated signaling in pest control, plant defense priming, and growth stimulation. At present, the use of genetically modified (GM) crops with altered VOC emission and synthetic plant VOCs in field setting has shown promising results. In this chapter, we review the different areas in which the possible benefits of plant VOCs can be utilized. We also discuss the potential use of GM crops and commercial VOC formulations in agriculture for their defensive role against abiotic and biotic stresses.

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Maurya, A.K. (2020). Application of Plant Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Agriculture. In: Rakshit, A., Singh, H., Singh, A., Singh, U., Fraceto, L. (eds) New Frontiers in Stress Management for Durable Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1322-0_21

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