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Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate Alters Trichome Density on Leaf Surfaces of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana Kunth)

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Jasmonates, including jasmonic acid and its derivatives such as methyl jasmonate (MeJA), are plant growth substances that control various responses. Jasmonates regulate leaf trichome density in dicotyledonous plants, but their effects on the trichome density of monocotyledonous plants, such as those in the Poaceae, remain unclear. In the present study we examined the effects of exogenous MeJA on the trichome density of Rhodes grass, which has three kinds of trichomes: macrohairs, salt glands, and prickles. Exogenous MeJA significantly increased the densities of macrohairs and salt glands on the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces and those of prickles on the adaxial leaf surface. Because exogenous MeJA significantly reduced the leaf area, we calculated the number of trichomes per 1000 epidermal cells to eliminate the effects of reduced leaf area. Exogenous MeJA significantly increased the number of macrohairs per 1000 epidermal cells on both adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces, but it significantly decreased the number of salt glands per 1000 epidermal cells on both surfaces. Exogenous MeJA had no significant effects on the number of prickles per 1000 epidermal cells on either of the leaf surfaces. These results indicate that exogenous MeJA alters the trichome density by affecting leaf area and trichome initiation, and the effects of exogenous MeJA on trichome initiation differ among the various trichome types.

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  1. Ohda Research Station, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Kawaicho-Yoshinaga 60, Ohda, Shimane, 694-0013, Japan

    Hidekazu Kobayashi

  2. National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region, 6-12-1 Nishifukatsu, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 721-8514, Japan

    Mikiko Yanaka & Tatsuya M. Ikeda

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Kobayashi, H., Yanaka, M. & Ikeda, T.M. Exogenous Methyl Jasmonate Alters Trichome Density on Leaf Surfaces of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana Kunth). J Plant Growth Regul 29, 506–511 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-010-9161-0

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