Transgenerational Plasticity in Flower Color Induced by Caterpillars

Variation in flower color due to transgenerational plasticity could stem directly from abiotic or biotic environmental conditions. Finding a link between biotic ecological interactions across generations and plasticity in flower color would indicate that transgenerational effects of ecological interactions, such as herbivory, might be involved in flower color evolution. We conducted controlled experiments across four generations of wild radish (Raphanus sativus, Brassicaceae) plants to explore whether flower color is influenced by herbivory, and to determine whether flower color is associated with transgenerational chromatin modifications. We found transgenerational effects of herbivory on flower color, partly related to chromatin modifications. Given the presence of herbivory in plant populations worldwide, our results are of broad significance and contribute to our understanding of flower color evolution.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Frontiers in Plant Science

• Publication date

  2021-03-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.3389/fpls.2021.617815PMID 33790921PMCID 8006444
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