1Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, 510070, China.
2Research Center for Chemical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
*Correspondence Author; E-mail: yaoqscau@scau.edu.cn
Phenolic compounds are important plant secondary metabolites for plant defence. The changes in the content of phenolic compounds induced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonization have been reviewed and diverse changing patterns are discussed. AMF colonization changes the phenolic compounds both quantitatively and qualitatively, both locally and systemically. Soluble and cell wall-bound phenolics show different changes in response to AMF colonization. The increase in phenolic compounds content seems transient, but effective in inducing the enhanced resistance to microbial or animal pests. However, some questions still need to be addressed in the future.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, herbivores, pathogens, phenolic compounds, plant defence
