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Effect of Leaf Quality on Herbivory of Three Atlantic Forest Species

Floresta e Ambiente
The present study evaluated the relationship between herbivory and leaf quality of three abundant tree species (Cupania oblongifolia Mart., Siparuna guianensis Aubl. and Xylopia sericea St.
Aline Alves do Nascimento, Jefferson Cabral Luiz, Maria Raquel Garcia Vega, Dora Maria Villela, Marcelo Trindade Nascimento   +4 more
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Plant Defenses against Herbivory: Closing the Fitness Gap

, 2018
Many morphological and chemical features of plants are classified as plant defenses against herbivores. By definition, plant defenses should increase a plant's fitness (i.e., its contribution to the gene pool of the next generation) as a function of ...
Erb, Matthias, Matthias Erb
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Larval antibiosis to cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) is absent within oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
We screened a panel of 98 Brassicaceae genotypes (97 Brassica napus and 1 Sinapis alba) for cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval antibiosis. We found limited evidence for antibiosis across B. napus but consistent antibiosis in S. alba. Brassicaceae relatives may therefore better inform resistance traits for breeding.
Ryan E Brock, Clara Courtney, Steven Penfield, Rachel Wells   +3 more
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Below‑ground herbivory mitigates biomass loss from above‑ground herbivory of nitrogen fertilized plants [PDF]

, 2020
Herbivorous insects can infuence grassland ecosystem functions in several ways, notably by altering primary production and nutrient turnover. Interactions between above- and belowground herbivory could afect these functions; an efect that might be ...
Bommarco, Riccardo, Borgström, Pernilla, Viketoft, Maria, Strengbom, Joachim   +3 more
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Leaf penetration by endophytic Metarhizium brunneum enables infection of Phthorimaea absoluta in tomato mines while inducing the crop defense system

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Spraying Metarhizium brunneum on tomato plants controls heterogeneous and upcoming Phthorimaea absoluta populations by infecting larvae within mines and priming plant induced systemic defences. Abstract BACKGROUND The endophytic entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch EAMa 01/58‐Su shows strong potential for managing Phthorimaea absoluta, a ...
Esther Aguilera Cuenca, María José García del Rosal, Fabián García Espinoza, Enrique Quesada Moraga, Irene Magdalena Rodríguez Gómez, Meelad Yousef Yousef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

, 2012
Differences in herbivory among woody species can greatly affect the functioning of forest ecosystems, particularly in species-rich (sub)tropical regions.
Werner H rdtle, Walter Durka, Fischer, M, Markus Fischer, Fischer, Markus, Kröber, Wenzel, ber, Assmann, Thorsten, Stefan G. Michalski, Schuldt, Andreas, Zhou, Hongzhang, Assmann, T, Michalski, SG, Erik Welk, Krober, W, Zhou, HZ, Ma, KP, Palm, WU, Bernhard Schmid, Eichenberg, David, Andreas Schuldt, Bruelheide, Helge, Eichenberg, D, eg, Michalski, Stefan G, Schmid, Bernhard; https://orcid.org/, Härdtle, Werner, Ma, Keping, Wenzel Krö, Durka, W, Palm, Wolf-Ulrich, Keping Ma, David Eichenberg, Schuldt, A, Welk, Erik, Durka, Walter, Wolf-Ulrich Palm, Hardtle, W, Schmid, B, Helge Bruelheide, Bruelheide, H, Welk, E   +41 more
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Testing optimal defense theory: Root resistance selection in chicory (Cichorium intybus) reduces foliar defense and alters aphid performance and feeding behavior

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Root‐focused resistance in chicory reduces defenses in leaves, impairing root aphids but enhancing foliar aphid performance. Selecting root resistance can create unintended trade‐offs across plant organs. Abstract BACKGROUND Plants are constantly exposed to a wide range of herbivores at both aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) levels, involving ...
Thomas Cochenille, Clément Baracchini, Géraldine Doury, Audrey Six, Kévin Tougeron, Arnaud Ameline   +5 more
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Herbivory in Lizards [PDF]

Evolution, 1967
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Managing pests by increasing predators through late termination of cover crops

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem functioning of agroecosystems. By delaying cover‐crop termination, growers can effectively increase natural enemy populations and reduce the need for chemical controls. Abstract BACKGROUND Adding cover crops to crop rotations can improve the sustainability and ecosystem ...
Jared S Adam, John M Wallace, John F Tooker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of leaf herbivory and autumn seasonality on plant secondary metabolites: A meta‐analysis

Ecology and Evolution
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are produced by plants to overcome environmental challenges, both biotic and abiotic. We were interested in characterizing how autumn seasonality in temperate and subtropical climates affects overall PSM production in ...
Lota Skovmand, Rose E. O'Dea, Keri A. Greig, Katherine R. Amato, Andrew P. Hendry   +4 more
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