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12 October 2020 Insect–Plant Interactions: A Multilayered Relationship
Garima Sharma, Praful Ashokrao Malthankar, Vartika Mathur
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During herbivory, insects recognize their host plant based on specific chemical cues, whereas the plants induce various chemical and morphological defense responses to resist this attack. However, the seemingly bidirectional insect–plant interaction involves various confounding aspects that influence the performance and fitness of the two participants. These interactions are often mediated by associated microbiota, competitors, predators, and parasitoids that interact in either obligate or facultative manner. Insect endosymbionts play a crucial role in the perception, nutrition, metabolism as well as reproduction of their host, which together determine its survival and fitness on the plant. Endosymbionts also help their host to overcome plant defenses by detoxifying plant metabolites. On the contrary, plant-associated microbes contribute in induced systemic plant resistance by enhancing chemical and morphological defense. These interactions determine the association of insect and plant, not only with the high trophic levels but also with the ecosystem as a whole. Thus, insect–plant interaction is a multilayered relationship extending to various micro- and macro-organisms associated either temporally or spatially. All these relationships may be considered to obtain a wholesome perspective of the natural environment.

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Garima Sharma, Praful Ashokrao Malthankar, and Vartika Mathur "Insect–Plant Interactions: A Multilayered Relationship," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 114(1), 1-16, (12 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saaa032
Received: 30 June 2020; Accepted: 27 August 2020; Published: 12 October 2020
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KEYWORDS
endosymbiont
induced response
multitrophic interaction
plant microbiome
plant signaling
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