Influence of abiotic factors on the resistance of plants to insects

Ciro Pedro Guidotti Pinto; Sabrina Ongaratto

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v12i1.839

Authors

Ciro Pedro Guidotti Pinto Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (Campus de Jaboticabal)
Sabrina Ongaratto Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (Campus de Botucatu-SP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v12i1.839

Keywords:

Interaction, Mechanisms, Population dynamics, Dinâmica populacional, Interação, Mecanismos

Abstract

Abstract. Plant resistance is considered as an important pillar of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), being a highly targeted method since is a less harmful method to the environment, if compared to other tactics such as chemical control. Abiotic factors are those related to the environment and have a direct influence on the dynamics of interaction between insects and plants. The abiotic factors such as altitude, temperature, humidity, luminosity, wind and soil fertility, among others, do not act alone, but in a complex net that leads insect population dynamics in agroecosystems. How the variations of these factors can be studied in the same context? First, it is important to consider how each abiotic factors act separately and then in a coexistence influence over the populations dynamics of insects and plants. In this study, the literature about the influence of abiotic factors on insect herbivory has been reviewed, focusing mainly on the mechanisms in which the plants use in the defense against insects.

Influência de fatores abióticos na resistência de plantas a insetos

Resumo. A resistência de plantas é considerada um importante pilar no contexto do Manejo Integrado de Pragas (MIP), sendo um método bastante visado por ser menos nocivo ao meio ambiente, quando comparado a outras táticas como o controle químico. Os fatores abióticos são aqueles relacionados ao ambiente e têm influência direta na dinâmica de interação entre insetos e plantas. Os fatores abióticos como altitude, temperatura, umidade, luminosidade, ventos e fertilidade do solo, por exemplo, não atuam sozinhos, mais sim em um complexo de fatores coexistentes que regem as dinâmicas populacionais nos diversos agroecosistemas. Como as variações destes fatores podem ser estudadas em um mesmo contexto? Primeiramente, é importante conhecer como cada uma atua individualmente para então contextualizar em uma situação de coexistência sobre as dinâmicas populacionais de insetos e plantas. Neste artigo, a literatura sobre a influência de fatores abióticos na herbivoria de insetos foi revisada, focando principalmente nos mecanismos em que as plantas utilizam na defesa contra insetos.

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