Abstract:Fifteen components of the headspace volatiles from tomato plants infested by herbivore S.litura were collected with Tenax-TA trap and identified with GC-MS. These volatiles are composed of green leaf volatiles, terpenoids (including monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and their derivatives) and methyl salicylate (MeSA). Significant differences in volatile emissions were observed for plants with different treatments. Mechanically damaged plants and S.litura infested plants released the same amounts of green leaf volatiles, but plants infested by S.litura released much higher amounts of terpenoids and MeSA than those in undamaged plants and mechanically damaged plants. The allelopathic effects of five herbivore-induced plant volatiles, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol and methyl jasmonate on the seedling growth of radish were further investigated. The results showed that green leaf volatiles, (E)-2-hexenal, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (E)-2-hexen-1-ol, MeSA and methyl jasmonic acid (MeJA) significantly inhibited the seedling growth of tested plants with a dose-dependent relationship. Linalool and β-caryophyllene had a slightly inhibitory effect on the seedling growth of radish in tested concentrations.