Journal
AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9030131
Keywords
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; herbivores; plant-microbe-insect interaction; plant resistance; prosystemin; Rhizophagus irregularis
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- Swiss National Science Foundation [PZ00P3_131956, 31003A_159869]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [PZ00P3_131956, 31003A_159869] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi favor plant growth by improving nutrient acquisition, but also by increasing their resistance against abiotic and biotic stressors, including herbivory. Mechanisms of AM fungal mediated increased resistance include a direct effect of AM fungi on plant vigor, but also a manipulation of the hormonal cascades, such as the systemic activation of jasmonic acid (JA) dependent defenses. However, how AM fungal inoculation and variation in the endogenous JA production interact to produce increased resistance against insect herbivores remains to be further elucidated. To address this question, three genotypes of Solanum lycopersicum L., a JA-biosynthesis deficient mutant, a JA over-accumulating mutant, and their wild-type were either inoculated with AM fungi or left un-inoculated. Plant growth-related traits and resistance against Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) caterpillars, a major crop pest, were measured. Overall, we found that deficiency in JA production reduced plant development and were the least resistant against S. littoralis. Moreover, AM fungi increased plant resistance against S. littoralis, but such beneficial effect was more pronounced in JA-deficient plant than on JA over-accumulating plants. These results highlight that AM fungi-driven increased plant resistance is negatively affected by the ability of plants to produce JA and that AM fungi complement JA-mediated endogenous plant defenses in this system.
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