Bioactive Volatiles from Rice Varieties Susceptible and Resistant to Nilaparvata lugens

Zhenfei Zhang from the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences identified eight bioactive volatiles (semiochemicals) in rice plants using GC-EAG. The dataset quantifies differences in these volatiles between rice varieties susceptible and resistant to the pest Nilaparvata lugens (BPH), and includes results from behavioral experiments with the insects. The total volatile amount and associated gene expression were higher in susceptible varieties and upregulated upon infestation.

Use Cases

• Modeling pest attraction and repellence based on volatile blend composition described in the study
• Correlating gene expression levels with volatile production amounts mentioned in the description
• Comparing volatile profiles between infested and un-infested plant states as detailed in the behavioral experiments
• Investigating the role of specific semiochemicals in plant defense signaling against herbivores

Strengths

• Identifies eight specific bioactive volatiles (semiochemicals) via GC-EAG
• Includes quantitative comparisons between susceptible and resistant rice varieties
• Contains results from behavioral experiments testing pest attraction and repellence

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Collection Method

Gas Chromatography-Electroantennographic Detection (GC-EAG) and behavioral experiments