Plant-insect-fungus association in some plant galls

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Jun 1984 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Proceedings: Animal Sciences, volume 93, pages 265-273 (issn: 0253-4118,

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Authors: K V Krishnamurthy;

doi: 10.1007/bf03186245

Plant-insect-fungus association in some plant galls

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In a number of plant galls caused by members of Diptera, the larval cavity and/or the nutritive zone around it are inhabited by specific fungi. Careful investigations reveal that these fungi are not contaminants, but are brought by the gall insect itself. The fungi appear to lead a mutualistic life not only with the insect larva but also with the plant. Details regarding the fungi, and the nature of this three-way relationship, although fragmentary, are summarised, along with the author’s unpublished observations.

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