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NEW PHYTOLOGIST
卷 202, 期 2, 页码 628-639出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12663
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Arabidopsis halleri; elemental defence hypothesis; feeding deterrence; hyperaccumulation; joint effects hypothesis; oviposition; performance; survival
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [MU1829/11-1]
Extraordinarily high leaf metal concentrations in metal hyperaccumulator plants may serve as an elemental defence against herbivores. However, mixed results have been reported and studies using comparative approaches are missing. We investigated the deterrent and toxic potential of metals employing the hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri. Effects of zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) on the preferences of three Brassicaceae specialists were tested in paired-choice experiments using differently treated plant material, including transgenic plants. In performance tests, we determined the toxicity and joint effects of both metals incorporated in an artificial diet on the survival of a generalist. Feeding by all specialists was significantly reduced by metal concentrations from above 1000gZng(-1) DW and 18gCdg(-1) DW. By contrast, metals did not affect oviposition. Generalist survival decreased with increasing concentrations of individual metals, whereby the combination of Zn and Cd had an additive toxic effect even at the lowest applied concentrations of 100gZng(-1) and 2gCdg(-1). Metal hyperaccumulation protects plants from herbivory resulting from deterrence and toxicity against a wide range of herbivores. The combination of metals exacerbates toxicity through joint effects and enhances elemental defence. Thus, metal hyperaccumulation is ecologically beneficial for plants.
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