Multitrophic interactions are powerful forces shaping the structure of living communities. Plants encounter a great diversity of organisms in their environment: some of these interactions are beneficial (e.g. symbiotic fungi and insect pollinators) while some are detrimental (e.g. herbivorous insects and pathogenic micro-organisms). Multitrophic interactions between below-ground and above-ground organisms are receiving increasing attention because they may influence plant defences against biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study we show that an arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis makes tomato plants significantly more resistant towards aphids, by enhancing both direct defences, both attractivity towards aphid parasitoids.
Do interactions between plant roots and the rhizosphere affect parasitoid behaviour? / Guerrieri, E.; Lingua, G.; Digilio, MARIA CRISTINA; MASSA N. G., Berta. - In: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY. - ISSN 0307-6946. - STAMPA. - 29:(2004), pp. 753-756.
Do interactions between plant roots and the rhizosphere affect parasitoid behaviour?
DIGILIO, MARIA CRISTINA;
2004
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Multitrophic interactions are powerful forces shaping the structure of living communities. Plants encounter a great diversity of organisms in their environment: some of these interactions are beneficial (e.g. symbiotic fungi and insect pollinators) while some are detrimental (e.g. herbivorous insects and pathogenic micro-organisms). Multitrophic interactions between below-ground and above-ground organisms are receiving increasing attention because they may influence plant defences against biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study we show that an arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis makes tomato plants significantly more resistant towards aphids, by enhancing both direct defences, both attractivity towards aphid parasitoids.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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