Increased root herbivory under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is reversed by silicon-based plant defences

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 1310 - 1319
• Main Authors: Frew, Adam, Allsopp, Peter G., Gherlenda, Andrew N., Johnson, Scott N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.10.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural management; agricultural soils; atmospheric concentrations of CO2; below‐ground herbivory; Bioavailability; Biomass; breeding programs; Carbohydrates; carbon; Carbon dioxide; carbon dioxide enrichment; chemistry; climate change; Consumption; Crop damage; Crops; Cultivars; Dietary supplements; Feeding; Feeding behavior; Fertilizers; greenhouse experimentation; greenhouses; Growth rate; Herbivores; Herbivory; hybrids; insect herbivore; Insects; leaves; New varieties; Nitrogen; Nutrition; Pest control; pest management; Pests; Photosynthesis; Plant breeding; plant defences; Plant nutrition; Plant resistance; Plants (botany); roots; Saccharum; Silicon; Spotlight: Soil biota; Sugar; sugar cane; Sugarcane

1. Predicted increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO₂ may alter the susceptibility of many plants to insect herbivores due to changes in plant nutrition and defences. Silicon plays a critical role in plant defence against herbivores, so increasing such silicon-based defences in plants may help...