Dynamic extrafloral nectar production: The timing of leaf damage affects the defensive response in Senna mexicana var. chapmanii (Fabaceae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Jones ◽  
Suzanne Koptur
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Damage ◽  
Extrafloral Nectar ◽  
Defensive Response ◽  
Nectar Production

The effects of different damage and volatiles on extrafloral nectar production in cotton plants

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
秦秋菊 QIN Qiuju ◽  
李莎 LI Sha ◽  
毛达 MAO Da ◽  
李娜 LI Na ◽  
李梦杰 LI Mengjie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extrafloral Nectar ◽  
Nectar Production ◽  
Cotton Plants

Response of extrafloral nectar production to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda Fabian ◽  
Brian J. Atwell ◽  
Lesley Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Co2 ◽  
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Nutrient Balance ◽  
Extrafloral Nectar ◽  
Nectar Production ◽  
Elevated Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Nectar Volume ◽  
Cotton Species ◽  
Balance Hypothesis ◽  
The Impact

Extrafloral nectar attracts ants, whose presence provides protection for the plant against herbivores. Extrafloral nectar is thus a critical component of many plant–insect mutualisms worldwide, so environmental perturbations that alter extrafloral nectar production or composition could be disruptive. The carbon–nutrient balance hypothesis predicts that under elevated CO2 the total volume of extrafloral nectar will increase but the proportion of the foliar carbohydrate pool secreted as extrafloral nectar will decrease, without any change in the sugar composition of the extrafloral nectar. We investigated the impact of elevated atmospheric CO2 on extrafloral nectar in an Australian wild cotton species, Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis. Under elevated CO2 there was an increase in the proportion of leaves actively producing nectar and a decrease in the nectar volume per active leaf. Elevated CO2 did not affect the total volume or composition of extrafloral nectar, but there was a change in how the nectar was distributed within the leaf canopy, as well as evidence of increased turnover of leaves and earlier onset of flowering. By the end of the study, there was no difference in the total resources allocated to extrafloral nectar under elevated CO2, which contrasts with the predictions of the carbon-nutrient balance hypothesis. Developmental changes, however, could affect the timing of extrafloral nectar production which could, in turn, alter the foraging patterns of ants and their defence of plants.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document