From: Sequential above- and belowground herbivory modifies plant responses depending on herbivore identity
Tissue | Concentration (Mean ± SE; n = 15) | |||||
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Ctrl | Nem | Aph | Aph + Nem | Spo | Spo + Nem | |
Leaf | ||||||
C | 38.99 ± 0.36a | 38.60 ± 0.38a | 38.66 ± 0.43a | 38.37 ± 0.5a | 38.61 ± 0.38a | 38.56 ± 0.35a |
N | 2.89 ± 0.08b | 2.92 ± 0.10b | 2.98 ± 0.08ab | 2.75 ± 0.04b | 3.03 ± 0.09ab | 3.27 ± 0.08a |
C/N | 13.63 ± 0.41a | 13.41 ± 0.41a | 13.11 ± 0.38ab | 14.00 ± 0.25a | 12.94 ± 0.41ab | 11.88 ± 0.29b |
Root | ||||||
C | 41.86 ± 0.56ab | 43.37 ± 0.42a | 41.06 ± 0.69b | 43.05 ± 0.43ab | 37.94 ± 0.51c | 42.64 ± 0.56ab |
N | 2.46 ± 0.08b | 3.02 ± 0.04a | 2.61 ± 0.07b | 2.68 ± 0.06b | 2.53 ± 0.06b | 3.08 ± 0.05a |
C/N | 17.18 ± 0.48a | 14.38 ± 0.21cd | 15.81 ± 0.36abc | 16.15 ± 0.37ab | 15.1 ± 0.39bcd | 13.88 ± 0.21d |
 | ANOVA results | |||||
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AGH | BGH | AGH:BGH | ||||
F | P | F | P | F | P | |
Leaf | ||||||
C | 0.267 | 0.766 | 0.542 | 0.464 | 0.094 | 0.911 |
N | 7.127 | 0.001 | 0.047 | 0.8281 | 4.279 | 0.017 |
C/N | 6.418 | 0.003 | 0.194 | 0.6606 | 3.56 | 0.033 |
Root | ||||||
C | 9.706 | <0.001 | 38.31 | <0.001 | 4.751 | 0.011 |
N | 3.28 | 0.042 | 61.39 | <0.001 | 10.45 | <0.001 |
C/N | 12.58 | <0.001 | 20.04 | <0.001 | 9.95 | <0.001 |