Leachates from plants recently infected by root-feeding nematodes cause increased biomass allocation to roots in neighbouring plants

Abstract Plants can adjust defence strategies in response to signals from neighbouring plants attacked by aboveground herbivores. Whether similar responses exist to belowground herbivory remains less studied, particularly regarding the spatiotemporal dynamics of such belowground signalling. We grew...

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Main Authors: Peihua Zhang, Dries Bonte, Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Martijn L. Vandegehuchte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82022-9