Extrafloral nectaries and chemical signals of Fallopia japonica and Fallopia sachalinensis (Polygonaceae), and their roles as defense systems against insect herbivory
Extrafloral nectaries and chemical signals of Fallopia japonica and Fallopia sachalinensis (Polygonaceae), and their roles as defense systems against insect herbivory
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Fallopia japonica 和 Fallopia sachalinensis(蓼科)的花外蜜腺和化学信号,及其作为昆虫食草防御系统的作用
DOI:
10.1046/j.1442-1984.1999.00010.x
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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Kunio Suzuki
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作者:
S. Kawano;H. Azuma;M. Ito;Kunio Suzuki
Extrafloral nectaries formed at the petiole base and periphery of stem nodes of two Fallopia species, Fallopia japonica (= Polygonum cuspidatum) and Fallopia sachalinensis (= Polygonum sachalinense), were examined anatomically, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations were made, and the sugar contents of the nectar were analyzed. Ants and other insect species attracted to the extrafloral nectaries were collected and identified, and insect herbivores were observed, collected and identified. Volatile substances were emitted from damaged leaves after insect predation was chemically determined, and a herbivore-induced leaf volatile, (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene, as a general parasitoid attractant, was emitted 4–6 h after leaf damage. Complex plant–insect interactions in two Fallopia species are discussed in light of the evidence obtained in the present study, and the roles of extrafloral nectaries in combination with chemical signals for defense of insect herbivory are evaluated.