Drought has negative consequences on aphid fitness and plant vigor: Insights from a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Aphids are abundant in natural and managed vegetation, supporting a diverse community of organisms and causing damage to agricultural crops. Due to a changing climate, periods of drought are anticipated to increase, and the potential consequences of this for aphid-plant interactions are unclear.Using a meta-analysis and synthesis approach, we aimed to advance understanding of how increased drought incidence will affect this ecologically and economically important insect group and to characterize any potential underlying mechanisms. We used qualitative and quantitative synthesis techniques to determine whether drought stress has a negative, positive, or null effect on aphid fitness and examined these effects in relation to (a) aphid biology, (b) geographical region, and (c) host plant biolo

SUBMITTER: Leybourne DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427572 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature