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| Title |
Love thy neighbour: facilitation through an alternative signalling modality in plants
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-13-19 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Monica Gagliano, Michael Renton |
| Abstract |
Both competitive and facilitative interactions between species play a fundamental role in shaping natural communities. A recent study showed that competitive interactions between plants can be mediated by some alternative signalling channel, extending beyond those channels studied so far (i.e. chemicals, contact and light). Here, we tested whether such alternative pathway also enables facilitative interactions between neighbouring plant species. Specifically, we examined whether the presence of a 'good' neighbouring plant like basil positively influenced the germination of chilli seeds when all known signals were blocked. For this purpose, we used a custom-designed experimental set-up that prevented above- and below-ground contact and blocked chemical and light-mediated signals normally exchange by plants. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 46 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 11% |
| United States | 3 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Colombia | 2 | 4% |
| Mexico | 2 | 4% |
| Japan | 2 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 80% |
| Scientists | 6 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 127 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Japan | 2 | 2% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Estonia | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 24% |
| Researcher | 24 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 9% |
| Professor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 63 | 50% |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 6% |
| Engineering | 4 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 17 | 13% |
| Unknown | 19 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 126. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 July 2021.
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