Plant genetic diversity affects multiple trophic levels and trophic interactions

Plant intraspecific diversity genetic diversity could affect also other trophic levels. This meta-analysis shows that increasing plant genetic diversity improves the performance of plants and natural enemies of herbivores, while decreasing the performance of plant antagonists.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nian-Feng Wan, Liwan Fu, Matteo Dainese, Yue-Qing Hu, Lars Pødenphant Kiær, Forest Isbell, Christoph Scherber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35087-7