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Previous herbivory modulates aphid population growth and plant defense responses in a non-model plant, Carthamus tinctorius (Asteraceae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2021

Motahareh Amiri Domari ,
Seyed Mozaffar Mansouri  and
Mohsen Mehrparvar Open the ORCID record for Mohsen Mehrparvar [Opens in a new window]
Motahareh Amiri Domari
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
Seyed Mozaffar Mansouri*
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
Mohsen Mehrparvar
Affiliation:
Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: Seyed Mozaffar Mansouri, Email: m.mansouri.89@gmail.com
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Abstract

Plants have a variety of defense mechanisms that are often induced following attacks by herbivores; this benefits those plants by decreasing performance or preference of herbivores that attack the plants later. We investigated the effects of previous exposure of plants to the safflower aphid, Uroleucon carthami, cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, and mechanical wounding on subsequent safflower aphid infestations using commercial safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) cultivars and wild safflower species (C. oxyacantha). The experiments were conducted in a greenhouse with two treatments: previously induced plants via direct herbivory or mechanical wounding, and control plants that had never experienced herbivory. To test the performance of safflower aphid on different plant treatments, five unwinged aphids were placed on each plant and allowed to reproduce for 14 days. Finally, the total numbers of aphids on each plant were counted and the percentage of produced winged individuals was calculated. The number of aphids on plants that were previously infested or injured was significantly lower than in control plants. Percentage of winged aphids was significantly higher on induced plants, which is an indicator for unsuitable conditions. Also, significant increase in total phenolic content and hydrogen peroxide was observed in induced plants, showing that the levels of these compounds were either treatment, cultivar and/or genotype × treatment dependent, highlighting the specificity of these interactions. Overall, among the safflower cultivars the lowest number of aphids and the highest percentage of winged aphid individuals were observed on Mahali-Isfahan cultivar and wild safflower, showing that this cultivar is more sensitive to herbivory and/or responds to it more than other cultivars. These findings could contribute to a better utilization of induced defense in the integrated pest management of safflower fields.

Keywords

AphidHelicoverpa armigerainduced defenseinductioninjurylarvasafflower cultivarswounding
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 715 - 725
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