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Pollination and Fruit Infestation Under Artificial Light at Night:light Colour Matters by Boom, Michiel P.; Spoelstra, Kamiel; Biere, Arjen; Knop, Eva; Visser, Marcel E. is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract Rapid human population growth and associated urbanization lead to increased artificial illumination of the environment. By changing the natural light–dark cycle, artificial lighting can affect the functioning of natural ecosystems. Many plants rely on insects in order to reproduce but these insects are known to be disturbed by artificial light. Therefore, plant–insect interactions may be affected when exposed to artificial illumination. These effects can potentially be reduced by using different light spectra than white light. We studied the effect of artificial lighting on plant–insect interactions in the Silene latifolia–Hadena bicruris system using a field set-up with four different light treatments: red, green, white and a dark control. We compared the proportion of fertilized flowers and fertilized ovules as well as the infestation of fruits by Hadena bicruris, a pollinating seed predator. We found no difference in the proportion of fertilized flowers among the treatments. The proportion of fruits infested by H. bicruris was however significantly higher under green and white light and a significantly lower proportion of fertilized ovules was found under green light

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Author

Boom, Michiel P.; Spoelstra, Kamiel; Biere, Arjen; Knop, Eva; Visser, Marcel E.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC; London: Nature Publishing Group; [London]: Springer Nature; Nature Publishing Group; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.; Research Square; Springer Nature; Island Press (ISSN 2045-2322)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)