UV-C–Irradiated Plants Trigger an Increase in HRF in Bystander Plants.
(A) UV-C causes increased HRF in both irradiated and naive bystander Arabidopsis plants (BS) exposed to volatiles produced by UV-C–irradiated plants (UV). Bars show average HRF ± sd of three biological repeats, each one consisting of three pots containing 12 to 20 plants. Asterisks indicate a significant difference from control (ct) nonirradiated plants (P < 0.05).
(B) UV-C–irradiated Arabidopsis (At_UV) triggers increased HRF in tobacco naive bystander plants (Nt_BS), whereas UV-C–irradiated tobacco (Nt_UV) triggers increased HRF in naive Arabidopsis plants (At_BS). Bars show average HRF ± sd of three biological repeats, each one consisting of three pots containing 12 to 20 plants. Asterisks indicate significant difference compared with control nonirradiated Arabidopsis (At_ct) or control tobacco (Nt_ct) plants (P < 0.05).