Odours from friends and foes: ecological consequences of volatiles from soil-borne fungion plant growth and defence against herbivoress

Lambers, II., Poorter, H., Van Vuuren, M.M.I. (ed.): Inherent Variation in Plant Growth. Physiological Mechanisms and Ecological Consequences

Biologia Plantarum ◽

10.1023/a:1002793303394 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 43 (2) ◽

pp. 166-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. Wilhelmova

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Physiological Mechanisms ◽

Ecological Consequences

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Inherent Variation in Plant Growth. Physiological Mechanisms and Ecological Consequences

Photosynthetica ◽

10.1023/a:1007180331888 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 468-468

Author(s):

J. Catsky

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Physiological Mechanisms ◽

Ecological Consequences

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Inherent Variation in Plant Growth: Physiological Mechanisms and Ecological Consequences

Crop Science ◽

10.2135/cropsci1999.0004br ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 39 (5) ◽

pp. 1523-1524

Author(s):

Anthony E. Hall

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Physiological Mechanisms ◽

Ecological Consequences

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Ecological consequences of interactions between ants and honeydew-producing insects

Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspb.2006.3701 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 274 (1607) ◽

pp. 151-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 289

Author(s):

John D Styrsky ◽

Micky D Eubanks

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Host Plants ◽

Interspecific Interactions ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Invasive Ants ◽

Ecological Consequences ◽

Predatory Behaviour ◽

Local Abundance ◽

Growth And Reproduction

Interactions between ants and honeydew-producing hemipteran insects are abundant and widespread in arthropod food webs, yet their ecological consequences are very poorly known. Ant–hemipteran interactions have potentially broad ecological effects, because the presence of honeydew-producing hemipterans dramatically alters the abundance and predatory behaviour of ants on plants. We review several studies that investigate the consequences of ant–hemipteran interactions as ‘keystone interactions’ on arthropod communities and their host plants. Ant–hemipteran interactions have mostly negative effects on the local abundance and species richness of several guilds of herbivores and predators. In contrast, out of the 30 studies that document the effects of ant–hemipteran interactions on plants, the majority (73%) shows that plants actually benefit indirectly from these interactions. In these studies, increased predation or harassment of other, more damaging, herbivores by hemipteran-tending ants resulted in decreased plant damage and/or increased plant growth and reproduction. The ecological consequences of mutualistic interactions between honeydew-producing hemipterans and invasive ants relative to native ants have rarely been studied, but they may be of particular importance owing to the greater abundance, aggressiveness and extreme omnivory of invasive ants. We argue that ant–hemipteran interactions are largely overlooked and underappreciated interspecific interactions that have strong and pervasive effects on the communities in which they are embedded.

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Mechanisms of ethylene biosynthesis and response in plants

Essays in Biochemistry ◽

10.1042/bse0580061 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 58 ◽

pp. 61-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Paul B. Larsen

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽

Unsaturated Hydrocarbon ◽

Flower Senescence ◽

Detailed Knowledge ◽

Plant Growth And Development ◽

Step Process ◽

Ethylene Response ◽

Ethylene Signalling

Ethylene is the simplest unsaturated hydrocarbon, yet it has profound effects on plant growth and development, including many agriculturally important phenomena. Analysis of the mechanisms underlying ethylene biosynthesis and signalling have resulted in the elucidation of multistep mechanisms which at first glance appear simple, but in fact represent several levels of control to tightly regulate the level of production and response. Ethylene biosynthesis represents a two-step process that is regulated at both the transcriptional and post-translational levels, thus enabling plants to control the amount of ethylene produced with regard to promotion of responses such as climacteric flower senescence and fruit ripening. Ethylene production subsequently results in activation of the ethylene response, as ethylene accumulation will trigger the ethylene signalling pathway to activate ethylene-dependent transcription for promotion of the response and for resetting the pathway. A more detailed knowledge of the mechanisms underlying biosynthesis and the ethylene response will ultimately enable new approaches to be developed for control of the initiation and progression of ethylene-dependent developmental processes, many of which are of horticultural significance.

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