Plant volatile emission depends on the species composition of the neighboring plant community

Plant volatile emission depends on the species composition of the neighboring plant community

Abstract Background Plants grow in multi-species communities rather than monocultures. Yet most studies on the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from plants in response to insect herbivore feeding focus on one plant species. Whether the presence and identity of neighboring plants or plan...

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Main Authors: Rose N. Kigathi, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Michael Reichelt, Jonathan Gershenzon, Sybille B. Unsicker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Biodiversity effects
Experimental grassland
Fabaceae
Geraniaceae
Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPV)
Poaceae
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1541-9

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