Figure 5
From: An aeroponic culture system for the study of root herbivory on Arabidopsis thaliana
Feeding damage and root consumption by Bradysia larvae on Arabidopsis grown in aeroponic culture. (A) Arabidopsis plants removed from clay substrate after four days of larval feeding in comparison to a non-feeding control. Root biomass was visibly reduced and aerial tissues were beginning to wilt. (B) Reduction of root mass after two and four days of herbivory. Values represent averages ± standard error. Letters indicate significant differences between days and treatments (one-way ANOVA and Tukey-Kramer HSD, n = 8, P < 0.0001).