Interspecific Variations in Interplant Communication and Ecological Characteristics in Trees.

ABSTRACT: Plants evolve diverse communication systems in adapting to complex and variable environments. Here, we examined the relationship between plant architecture, population density and inter-plant communication within tree species. We tested the hypothesis that trees of species with complex architecture or high population density (high population density: HPD) communicate among conspecifics via volatiles. In addition, we hypothesize that states of mycorrhizal symbiosis (arbuscular mycorrhizal or ectomycorrhiza) which relation to population density can predict the development of interplant communication in trees. We tested induced defense as an indicator of communication in saplings of nine tree species with various complexities of architecture (number of leaves per shoot) and either low (low po

SUBMITTER: Yamawo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11739611 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature