PMID- 33873480 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210420 IS - 1469-8137 (Electronic) IS - 0028-646X (Linking) VI - 164 IP - 1 DP - 2004 Oct TI - Carbohydrate translocation determines the phenolic content of Populus foliage: a test of the sink-source model of plant defense. PG - 157-164 LID - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01157.x [doi] AB - * Here, we examine the influence of source-to-sink carbohydrate (CHO) flow on the development of constitutive and inducible levels of phenylpropenoids in hybrid poplar (Populus nigra x P. deltoides) foliage to determine if secondary metabolic processes in plant modules can be inhibited in a predictable manner by events such as herbivory and the development of new leaves and reproductive structures, which alter the path of phloem-borne resources. * Phenylpropenoid concentrations were determined for developing foliage after CHO flow, measured as the translocation of (13) C from labeled sources was manipulated. * Phenylpropenoid metabolism in both unwounded and induced sink leaves was directly and positively linked to rates of CHO import. Alterations in rates of translocation yielded different results, depending on how CHO import was affected: the removal of competing sinks rapidly and dramatically increased leaf phenolic contents, whereas phenolic levels (and their inducibility) tended to be reduced when import was interrupted. * High and inducible sink strength in developing poplar leaves provides resources for phenolic biosynthesis and, as a result, restrictions or re-directions of CHOs affect the foliar quality. Sink strength and the vascular architecture of plants, which confer upon them a modular nature, can determine the direction and magnitude of defense responses in trees. FAU - Arnold, Tom AU - Arnold T AD - Department of Biology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA. FAU - Appel, Heidi AU - Appel H AD - Pesticide Research Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Penn State University, State College PA 19958, USA. FAU - Patel, Vishal AU - Patel V AD - Pesticide Research Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Penn State University, State College PA 19958, USA. FAU - Stocum, Eileen AU - Stocum E AD - Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston SC 29404, USA. FAU - Kavalier, Adam AU - Kavalier A AD - Department of Biology, College of Charleston, Charleston SC 29404, USA. FAU - Schultz, Jack AU - Schultz J AD - Pesticide Research Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Penn State University, State College PA 19958, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - New Phytol JT - The New phytologist JID - 9882884 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Populus OT - condensed tannin OT - induced defense OT - invertase OT - phyllotaxy OT - polyphenol OT - sink strength EDAT- 2004/10/01 00:00 MHDA- 2004/10/01 00:01 CRDT- 2021/04/20 01:03 PHST- 2021/04/20 01:03 [entrez] PHST- 2004/10/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/01 00:01 [medline] AID - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01157.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - New Phytol. 2004 Oct;164(1):157-164. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01157.x.