Aboveground herbivory suppresses the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, reducing plant phosphorus uptake

• Published in: Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 168; p. 104133
• Main Author: Frew, Adam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Bothriochloa macra; carbon; Carbon-limitation hypothesis; Dichanthium; grasses; Helicoverpa punctigera; Herbivory; host plants; nutrient uptake; Phosphorus; phytophagous insects; root growth; soil; soil ecology; symbionts; Symbiosis; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Symbiosis; Phosphorus; Herbivory; Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Carbon-limitation hypothesis

Most terrestrial plants form associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which are soil-dwelling microbial symbionts that provide plants with soil nutrients, while plants supply the fungi with carbon. The majority of these plants are also subject to herbivory from insects, thus tripartite i...