Talking Different Languages: The Role of Plant–Plant Communication When an Invader Beats up a Strange Neighborhood
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Exposure Experiment
2.1.1. Aboveground Dry Mass (AGDM)
2.1.2. Stem and Leaf Mass Fraction
2.1.3. Specific Leaf Area (SLA)
2.1.4. Chlorophyll Content
2.1.5. Root Choice Experiment
3. Discussion
3.1. Crop Growth Response after Exposure to VOCs from Ambrosia and Their Kin (Self-Exposure)
3.2. Ragweed Growth Response after Exposure to VOCs from Crops and Its Kin (Self-Exposure)
3.3. Changes in Crop Chlorophyll Content after Exposure to VOCs from Conspecifics and Ragweed
3.4. Root Seedlings Preference/Avoidance Behavior in Response to Ragweed or Conspecifics
4. Material and Methods
4.1. Plant Material
4.2. Exposure System
4.3. Measurements
4.4. Root Choice Experiment
4.5. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hall, R.M.; Markovic, D.; Kaul, H.-P.; Wagentristl, H.; Urban, B.; Durec, N.; Renner-Martin, K.; Ninkovic, V. Talking Different Languages: The Role of Plant–Plant Communication When an Invader Beats up a Strange Neighborhood. Plants 2023, 12, 3298. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183298
Hall RM, Markovic D, Kaul H-P, Wagentristl H, Urban B, Durec N, Renner-Martin K, Ninkovic V. Talking Different Languages: The Role of Plant–Plant Communication When an Invader Beats up a Strange Neighborhood. Plants. 2023; 12(18):3298. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183298
Chicago/Turabian StyleHall, Rea Maria, Dimitrije Markovic, Hans-Peter Kaul, Helmut Wagentristl, Bernhard Urban, Nora Durec, Katharina Renner-Martin, and Velemir Ninkovic. 2023. "Talking Different Languages: The Role of Plant–Plant Communication When an Invader Beats up a Strange Neighborhood" Plants 12, no. 18: 3298. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12183298