Water Dipping of Auxin Coated Chrysanthemum Cuttings Confers Protection against Insect Herbivores.

ABSTRACT: Auxins are commonly used for commercial propagation of chrysanthemums by stem cuttings. Recent studies imply that these root-promoting hormones also affect plant defense responses. The underlying motive of this study stems from the serendipitous observation that water dipping of auxin-coated cuttings beneficially affected thrips herbivory. Therefore, the primary objective of this investigation was to explore the role of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) in relation to herbivore susceptibility in chrysanthemum. We observed contrasting findings concerning the physical presence of IBA and it's role in promoting susceptibility of cuttings to thrips, which may in part be explained by the phenotypical variations of cuttings generated from mother plants. Nonetheless, we repeatedly demonstrated consider

SUBMITTER: Mouden S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7697673 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature