TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stupar, Sofija
AU  - Dragicević, Milan
AU  - Tešević, Vele
AU  - Stankovic-Jeremic, Jovana
AU  - Maksimović, Vuk
AU  - Cosic, Tatjana
AU  - Devrnja, Nina
AU  - Tubic, Ljiljana
AU  - Cingel, Aleksandar
AU  - Vinterhalter, Branka
AU  - Ninković, Slavica
AU  - Savić, Jelena
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1406
AB  - Flower strips of French Marigold are commonly used pest repellents in potato fields. However, the effect of French Marigold volatiles on potato metabolism, physiology and induced defense is unknown. Thus, a microarray transcriptome analysis was performed to study the effects of French Marigold essential oil (EO) on laboratory-grown potato. After 8 h of exposure to EO, with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)-detected terpinolene and limonene as dominant compounds, 2796 transcripts were differentially expressed with fold change >2 compared to expression in controls. A slightly higher number of transcripts had suppressed expression (1493 down- vs. 1303 up-regulated). Since transcripts, annotated to different photosynthesis-related processes, were mostly down-regulated, we selected a set of 10 genes involved in the leaf starch metabolism pathway, and validated microarray patterns using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Except for decreased synthesis and induced decomposition of starch granule in leaves, 8 h long EO exposure slightly elevated the accumulation of sucrose compared to glucose and fructose in subjected potato plants. An in vitro feeding bioassay with Colorado potato beetle showed that EO-induced alternations on transcriptional level and in the sugars' metabolism caused the enhancement of feeding behavior and overall development of the tested larvae. Results of comprehensive analysis of transcriptional responses in potato exposed to French Marigold EO provide a basis for further elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying eco-physiological interactions in companion planting cropping systems.
PB  - MDPI, Basel
T2  - Plants-Basel
T1  - Transcriptome Profiling of the Potato Exposed to French Marigold Essential Oil with a Special Emphasis on Leaf Starch Metabolism and Defense against Colorado Potato Beetle
IS  - 1
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/plants10010172
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stupar, Sofija and Dragicević, Milan and Tešević, Vele and Stankovic-Jeremic, Jovana and Maksimović, Vuk and Cosic, Tatjana and Devrnja, Nina and Tubic, Ljiljana and Cingel, Aleksandar and Vinterhalter, Branka and Ninković, Slavica and Savić, Jelena",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Flower strips of French Marigold are commonly used pest repellents in potato fields. However, the effect of French Marigold volatiles on potato metabolism, physiology and induced defense is unknown. Thus, a microarray transcriptome analysis was performed to study the effects of French Marigold essential oil (EO) on laboratory-grown potato. After 8 h of exposure to EO, with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS)-detected terpinolene and limonene as dominant compounds, 2796 transcripts were differentially expressed with fold change >2 compared to expression in controls. A slightly higher number of transcripts had suppressed expression (1493 down- vs. 1303 up-regulated). Since transcripts, annotated to different photosynthesis-related processes, were mostly down-regulated, we selected a set of 10 genes involved in the leaf starch metabolism pathway, and validated microarray patterns using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Except for decreased synthesis and induced decomposition of starch granule in leaves, 8 h long EO exposure slightly elevated the accumulation of sucrose compared to glucose and fructose in subjected potato plants. An in vitro feeding bioassay with Colorado potato beetle showed that EO-induced alternations on transcriptional level and in the sugars' metabolism caused the enhancement of feeding behavior and overall development of the tested larvae. Results of comprehensive analysis of transcriptional responses in potato exposed to French Marigold EO provide a basis for further elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying eco-physiological interactions in companion planting cropping systems.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "Plants-Basel",
title = "Transcriptome Profiling of the Potato Exposed to French Marigold Essential Oil with a Special Emphasis on Leaf Starch Metabolism and Defense against Colorado Potato Beetle",
number = "1",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3390/plants10010172"
}

Stupar, S., Dragicević, M., Tešević, V., Stankovic-Jeremic, J., Maksimović, V., Cosic, T., Devrnja, N., Tubic, L., Cingel, A., Vinterhalter, B., Ninković, S.,& Savić, J.. (2021). Transcriptome Profiling of the Potato Exposed to French Marigold Essential Oil with a Special Emphasis on Leaf Starch Metabolism and Defense against Colorado Potato Beetle. in Plants-Basel
MDPI, Basel., 10(1).
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010172

Stupar S, Dragicević M, Tešević V, Stankovic-Jeremic J, Maksimović V, Cosic T, Devrnja N, Tubic L, Cingel A, Vinterhalter B, Ninković S, Savić J. Transcriptome Profiling of the Potato Exposed to French Marigold Essential Oil with a Special Emphasis on Leaf Starch Metabolism and Defense against Colorado Potato Beetle. in Plants-Basel. 2021;10(1).
doi:10.3390/plants10010172 .

Stupar, Sofija, Dragicević, Milan, Tešević, Vele, Stankovic-Jeremic, Jovana, Maksimović, Vuk, Cosic, Tatjana, Devrnja, Nina, Tubic, Ljiljana, Cingel, Aleksandar, Vinterhalter, Branka, Ninković, Slavica, Savić, Jelena, "Transcriptome Profiling of the Potato Exposed to French Marigold Essential Oil with a Special Emphasis on Leaf Starch Metabolism and Defense against Colorado Potato Beetle" in Plants-Basel, 10, no. 1 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010172 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dmitrović, Slavica
AU  - Dragicević, Milan
AU  - Savić, Jelena
AU  - Milutinović, Milica
AU  - Živković, Suzana
AU  - Maksimović, Vuk
AU  - Matekalo, Dragana
AU  - Perisic, Mirjana
AU  - Misic, Danijela
PY  - 2021
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1398
AB  - Phosphinothricin (PPT) is one of the most widely used herbicides. PTT targets glutamine synthetase (GS) activity in plants, and its phytotoxicity is ascribed to ammonium accumulation and reactive oxygen species bursts, which drives rapid lipid peroxidation of cell membranes. In agricultural fields, PPT is extensively sprayed on plant foliage; however, a portion of the herbicide reaches the soil. According to the present study, PPT absorbed via roots can be phytotoxic to Arabidopsis, inducing more adverse effects in roots than in shoots. Alterations in plant physiology caused by 10 days exposure to herbicide via roots are reflected through growth suppression, reduced chlorophyll content, perturbations in the sugar and organic acid metabolism, modifications in the activities and abundances of GS, catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase. Antagonistic interaction of Nepeta rtanjensis essential oil (NrEO) and PPT, emphasizes the existence of complex control mechanisms at the transcriptional and posttranslational level, which result in the mitigation of PPT-induced ammonium toxicity and in providing more efficient antioxidant defense of plants. Simultaneous application of the two agents in the field cannot be recommended; however, NrEO might be considered as the PPT post-treatment for reducing harmful effects of herbicide residues in the soil on non-target plants.
PB  - MDPI, Basel
T2  - Plants-Basel
T1  - Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and Nepeta rtanjensis Essential Oil Affected Ammonium Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense of Arabidopsis Grown In Vitro
IS  - 1
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/plants10010142
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dmitrović, Slavica and Dragicević, Milan and Savić, Jelena and Milutinović, Milica and Živković, Suzana and Maksimović, Vuk and Matekalo, Dragana and Perisic, Mirjana and Misic, Danijela",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Phosphinothricin (PPT) is one of the most widely used herbicides. PTT targets glutamine synthetase (GS) activity in plants, and its phytotoxicity is ascribed to ammonium accumulation and reactive oxygen species bursts, which drives rapid lipid peroxidation of cell membranes. In agricultural fields, PPT is extensively sprayed on plant foliage; however, a portion of the herbicide reaches the soil. According to the present study, PPT absorbed via roots can be phytotoxic to Arabidopsis, inducing more adverse effects in roots than in shoots. Alterations in plant physiology caused by 10 days exposure to herbicide via roots are reflected through growth suppression, reduced chlorophyll content, perturbations in the sugar and organic acid metabolism, modifications in the activities and abundances of GS, catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase. Antagonistic interaction of Nepeta rtanjensis essential oil (NrEO) and PPT, emphasizes the existence of complex control mechanisms at the transcriptional and posttranslational level, which result in the mitigation of PPT-induced ammonium toxicity and in providing more efficient antioxidant defense of plants. Simultaneous application of the two agents in the field cannot be recommended; however, NrEO might be considered as the PPT post-treatment for reducing harmful effects of herbicide residues in the soil on non-target plants.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "Plants-Basel",
title = "Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and Nepeta rtanjensis Essential Oil Affected Ammonium Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense of Arabidopsis Grown In Vitro",
number = "1",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3390/plants10010142"
}

Dmitrović, S., Dragicević, M., Savić, J., Milutinović, M., Živković, S., Maksimović, V., Matekalo, D., Perisic, M.,& Misic, D.. (2021). Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and Nepeta rtanjensis Essential Oil Affected Ammonium Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense of Arabidopsis Grown In Vitro. in Plants-Basel
MDPI, Basel., 10(1).
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010142

Dmitrović S, Dragicević M, Savić J, Milutinović M, Živković S, Maksimović V, Matekalo D, Perisic M, Misic D. Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and Nepeta rtanjensis Essential Oil Affected Ammonium Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense of Arabidopsis Grown In Vitro. in Plants-Basel. 2021;10(1).
doi:10.3390/plants10010142 .

Dmitrović, Slavica, Dragicević, Milan, Savić, Jelena, Milutinović, Milica, Živković, Suzana, Maksimović, Vuk, Matekalo, Dragana, Perisic, Mirjana, Misic, Danijela, "Antagonistic Interaction between Phosphinothricin and Nepeta rtanjensis Essential Oil Affected Ammonium Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense of Arabidopsis Grown In Vitro" in Plants-Basel, 10, no. 1 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10010142 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Devrnja, Nina
AU  - Kostić, Igor
AU  - Lazarević, Jelica
AU  - Savić, Jelena
AU  - Calic, Dusica D
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1343
AB  - The development of "green" alternatives to chemical pesticides could play a crucial role in integrated pest management (IPM). Their use is considered either as a substitution for or in addition to hazardous synthetic products. We analysed the influence of three concentrations of tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.) essential oil (EO), previously characterised by GC-MS, on the survival and moulting of the 2nd instar and the nutritional indices of the 4th instar gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) larvae. In a residual contact toxicity assessment, the exposure to tansy EO caused low mortality ( lt  10%) while larval development was significantly slowed down, i.e., the percentage of larvae that moulted into the 3rd instar was reduced. On the other hand, when tansy EO was incorporated into the diet digestive toxicity assay), high mortality and a lack of moulting after 120 h of eating were recorded for the highest applied concentration of EO. During 48 h of feeding on EO-supplemented food at concentrations of 0.5 and 1% (v/v), the relative growth rate (RGR) of the 4th instar larvae significantly decreased, which can be explained by a significant reduction of the relative consumption rate (RCR) and significantly or marginally significantly lower efficiency of conversion of ingested food into insect biomass (ECI). Although the RCR was also reduced with the lowest applied EO concentration (0.1%), the ECI was not affected which meant the RGR was as high as it was for the control larvae. ECI changes, when two higher EO concentrations were applied, were due to a reduction in the efficiency of conversion of digested food into biomass (ECD), while approximate digestibility was unaffected by the presence of EO in the food. Our results on the significant negative effects of tansy EO on gypsy moth larval survival, development time, and nutritional physiology suggest that it could be considered in future designs for botanical insecticides for gypsy moth control.
PB  - Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
T2  - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
T1  - Evaluation of tansy essential oil as a potential "green" alternative for gypsy moth control
EP  - 11967
IS  - 11
SP  - 11958
VL  - 27
DO  - 10.1007/s11356-020-07825-1
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Devrnja, Nina and Kostić, Igor and Lazarević, Jelica and Savić, Jelena and Calic, Dusica D",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The development of "green" alternatives to chemical pesticides could play a crucial role in integrated pest management (IPM). Their use is considered either as a substitution for or in addition to hazardous synthetic products. We analysed the influence of three concentrations of tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.) essential oil (EO), previously characterised by GC-MS, on the survival and moulting of the 2nd instar and the nutritional indices of the 4th instar gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) larvae. In a residual contact toxicity assessment, the exposure to tansy EO caused low mortality ( lt  10%) while larval development was significantly slowed down, i.e., the percentage of larvae that moulted into the 3rd instar was reduced. On the other hand, when tansy EO was incorporated into the diet digestive toxicity assay), high mortality and a lack of moulting after 120 h of eating were recorded for the highest applied concentration of EO. During 48 h of feeding on EO-supplemented food at concentrations of 0.5 and 1% (v/v), the relative growth rate (RGR) of the 4th instar larvae significantly decreased, which can be explained by a significant reduction of the relative consumption rate (RCR) and significantly or marginally significantly lower efficiency of conversion of ingested food into insect biomass (ECI). Although the RCR was also reduced with the lowest applied EO concentration (0.1%), the ECI was not affected which meant the RGR was as high as it was for the control larvae. ECI changes, when two higher EO concentrations were applied, were due to a reduction in the efficiency of conversion of digested food into biomass (ECD), while approximate digestibility was unaffected by the presence of EO in the food. Our results on the significant negative effects of tansy EO on gypsy moth larval survival, development time, and nutritional physiology suggest that it could be considered in future designs for botanical insecticides for gypsy moth control.",
publisher = "Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg",
journal = "Environmental Science and Pollution Research",
title = "Evaluation of tansy essential oil as a potential "green" alternative for gypsy moth control",
pages = "11967-11958",
number = "11",
volume = "27",
doi = "10.1007/s11356-020-07825-1"
}

Devrnja, N., Kostić, I., Lazarević, J., Savić, J.,& Calic, D. D.. (2020). Evaluation of tansy essential oil as a potential "green" alternative for gypsy moth control. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg., 27(11), 11958-11967.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07825-1

Devrnja N, Kostić I, Lazarević J, Savić J, Calic DD. Evaluation of tansy essential oil as a potential "green" alternative for gypsy moth control. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2020;27(11):11958-11967.
doi:10.1007/s11356-020-07825-1 .

Devrnja, Nina, Kostić, Igor, Lazarević, Jelica, Savić, Jelena, Calic, Dusica D, "Evaluation of tansy essential oil as a potential "green" alternative for gypsy moth control" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, no. 11 (2020):11958-11967,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-07825-1 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Dmitrović, Slavica
AU  - Dragicević, Milan
AU  - Savić, Jelena
AU  - Milutinović, Milica
AU  - Živković, Suzana
AU  - Maksimović, Vuk
AU  - Matekalo, Dragana
AU  - Misic, Danijela
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1244
AB  - Active ingredient of the commercial herbicide BASTA (B), phosphinothricin, acts as an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase (GS), a key enzyme in ammonium assimilation. The treatment with BASTA leads to an elevation of ammonium levels in plants and further to various physiological alterations, ammonium toxicity and lethality. Results of the present study emphasize the complexity underlying control mechanisms that determine BASTA interaction with essential oil (EO) from Nepeta rtanjensis (NrEO), bioherbicide inducing oxidative stress in target plants. Simultaneous application of NrEO and BASTA, two agents showing differential mode of action, suspends BASTA-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana plants. This is achieved through maintaining GS activity, which sustains a sub-toxic and/or sub-lethal ammonium concentration in tissues. As revealed by the present study, regulation of GS activity, as influenced by BASTA and NrEO, occurs at transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and/or posttranslational levels. Two genes encoding cytosolic GS, GLN1;1 and GLN1;3, are highlighted as the main isozymes in Arabidopsis shoots contributing to NrEO-induced overcoming of BASTA-generated ammonium toxicity. The effects of NrEO might be ascribed to its major component nepetalactone, but the contribution of minor EO components should not be neglected. Although of fundamental significance, the results of the present study suggest possible low efficiency of BASTA in plantations of medicinal/aromatic plants such as Nepeta species. Furthermore, these results highlight the possibility of using NrEO as a bioherbicide in BASTA-treated crop fields to mitigate the effect of BASTA residues in contaminated soils.
PB  - Elsevier Gmbh, Munich
T2  - Journal of Plant Physiology
T1  - Nepetalactone-rich essential oil mitigates phosphinothricin-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
EP  - 94
SP  - 87
VL  - 237
DO  - 10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.006
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Dmitrović, Slavica and Dragicević, Milan and Savić, Jelena and Milutinović, Milica and Živković, Suzana and Maksimović, Vuk and Matekalo, Dragana and Misic, Danijela",
year = "2019",
abstract = "Active ingredient of the commercial herbicide BASTA (B), phosphinothricin, acts as an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase (GS), a key enzyme in ammonium assimilation. The treatment with BASTA leads to an elevation of ammonium levels in plants and further to various physiological alterations, ammonium toxicity and lethality. Results of the present study emphasize the complexity underlying control mechanisms that determine BASTA interaction with essential oil (EO) from Nepeta rtanjensis (NrEO), bioherbicide inducing oxidative stress in target plants. Simultaneous application of NrEO and BASTA, two agents showing differential mode of action, suspends BASTA-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana plants. This is achieved through maintaining GS activity, which sustains a sub-toxic and/or sub-lethal ammonium concentration in tissues. As revealed by the present study, regulation of GS activity, as influenced by BASTA and NrEO, occurs at transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and/or posttranslational levels. Two genes encoding cytosolic GS, GLN1;1 and GLN1;3, are highlighted as the main isozymes in Arabidopsis shoots contributing to NrEO-induced overcoming of BASTA-generated ammonium toxicity. The effects of NrEO might be ascribed to its major component nepetalactone, but the contribution of minor EO components should not be neglected. Although of fundamental significance, the results of the present study suggest possible low efficiency of BASTA in plantations of medicinal/aromatic plants such as Nepeta species. Furthermore, these results highlight the possibility of using NrEO as a bioherbicide in BASTA-treated crop fields to mitigate the effect of BASTA residues in contaminated soils.",
publisher = "Elsevier Gmbh, Munich",
journal = "Journal of Plant Physiology",
title = "Nepetalactone-rich essential oil mitigates phosphinothricin-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.",
pages = "94-87",
volume = "237",
doi = "10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.006"
}

Dmitrović, S., Dragicević, M., Savić, J., Milutinović, M., Živković, S., Maksimović, V., Matekalo, D.,& Misic, D.. (2019). Nepetalactone-rich essential oil mitigates phosphinothricin-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.. in Journal of Plant Physiology
Elsevier Gmbh, Munich., 237, 87-94.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.006

Dmitrović S, Dragicević M, Savić J, Milutinović M, Živković S, Maksimović V, Matekalo D, Misic D. Nepetalactone-rich essential oil mitigates phosphinothricin-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.. in Journal of Plant Physiology. 2019;237:87-94.
doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.006 .

Dmitrović, Slavica, Dragicević, Milan, Savić, Jelena, Milutinović, Milica, Živković, Suzana, Maksimović, Vuk, Matekalo, Dragana, Misic, Danijela, "Nepetalactone-rich essential oil mitigates phosphinothricin-induced ammonium toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh." in Journal of Plant Physiology, 237 (2019):87-94,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2019.04.006 . .