Essays about: "plant-plant interaction"

Found 2 essays containing the words plant-plant interaction.

  1. 1. Effect of Touch on Cotton and Maize : influence on plant morphology and feeding preference in Spodoptera littoralis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Anna Magnusson; [2022]
    Keywords : Mechanical stimuli; cotton; maize; thigmomorphogenesis; Spodoptera littoralis; induced defence; plant-plant interaction;

    Abstract : Plants are constantly exposed to touch and mechanical stimuli in natural environments, from rain, wind, animals and plant neighbours. However, current knowledge and understanding of how touch physiologically affects plants are limited. READ MORE

  3. 2. Plant chemical signalling affecting aphid-plant interactions

    University essay from SLU/Horticulture (until 121231)

    Author : Erika Qvarfordt; [2009]
    Keywords : plant-plant interactions; barley; aphids; root exudates; induced defence;

    Abstract : Aphid-plant interaction are complex processes where much still remains to be explored. This project tested the capacity of aphid-infested barley, Hordeum vulgare (L.), to induce defencelike responses in neighbouring plants via chemical signals, making them less acceptable to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). READ MORE