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Dimorphism in trichome production of Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia and Its multiple effects on a leaf beetle

Journal

ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages 683-690

Publisher

SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-017-9520-x

Keywords

Anti-herbivore defence; Physical defence; Chrysomelidae; Coleoptera; Leaf beetle; Galerucella grisescens

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  1. JSPS KAKENHI [26870435]
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26870435] Funding Source: KAKEN

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Polymorphisms in plants are main factors that determine the diversity of associated animal communities and their population dynamics. Typically, Persicaria lapathifolia var. lapathifolia (Polygonaceae) has no trichomes on leaf surfaces (glabrous type), but a hairy type does sometimes occur. Based on a cultivation experiment, the presence or absence of trichomes is clarified to be under genetic control. To reveal the defensive function of trichomes against herbivores, laboratory experiments were conducted using a major herbivore, Galerucella grisescens (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). In both choice and no-choice feeding tests, the glabrous type was significantly more consumed by G. grisescens adults, while the hairy type was not consumed. In the hairy leaf treatment, larval duration tended to become longer, the adult body weight became significantly lower, and adults laid significantly more eggs than in the glabrous leaf treatment. Hairy leaves contained significantly more total phenolics and condensed tannins than glabrous leaves, suggesting that the hairy type allocates more resources for physical and chemical defence. Because no significant differences in leaf consumption were detected in the feeding experiment using powdered host leaves, G. grisescens seems to have adapted to the chemical defences of P. lapathifolia var. lapathifolia. These results clearly indicate that leaf trichomes of P. lapathifolia var. lapathifolia effectively act as a physical defence against G. grisescens.

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