Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions

Plant domestication and soil heavy metal pollution alter plant–insect interactions and influence bottom-up and top-down effects. However, their combined effect on plants, herbivores, and parasitoids remains unclear. Here, we selected three soybean genotypes, namely wild N23312, landrace N28386, and...

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Main Authors: Yating Liu, Luhan Li, Shangyang Li, Jiahao Xu, Zhaoyi Feng, Zhe Wang, Liya Zeng, Xiaohong Li
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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author Yating Liu
Luhan Li
Shangyang Li
Jiahao Xu
Zhaoyi Feng
Zhe Wang
Liya Zeng
Xiaohong Li
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Luhan Li
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Xiaohong Li
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description Plant domestication and soil heavy metal pollution alter plant–insect interactions and influence bottom-up and top-down effects. However, their combined effect on plants, herbivores, and parasitoids remains unclear. Here, we selected three soybean genotypes, namely wild N23312, landrace N28386, and cultivated Xiangdou 33, from the same region and examined the combined effects of soybean genotype and lead (Pb) on soybeans, the herbivore Spodoptera litura, and its parasitoid Meteorus pulchricornis. The effects of soybean genotype, Pb, and their combination significantly affected soybean nutrition and defense compounds, as well as the fitness of S. litura and M. pulchricornis, along with parasitoid host selection. Pb stress decreased soybean soluble protein and sugar contents, increased trypsin inhibitor and leaf Pb contents, and extended the developmental period of S. litura while simultaneously reducing its survival and body weight. Pb stress reduced M. pulchricornis cocoon weight, adult longevity, hind tibial length, and offspring fecundity and extended the parasitoid developmental period. Pb stress primed soybean plant defenses and the effects varied significantly among soybean genotypes. The wild genotype was affected the most, followed by the landrace and cultivated genotypes, which negatively affected S. litura and M. pulchricornis. Meteorus pulchricornis exhibited a preference for S. litura larvae in Pb-stressed soybeans, with preference ranking from wild to landrace to cultivated genotypes. The findings enhance our understanding of the ecological mechanisms underlying plant–insect interactions under domestication and environmental stress.
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spelling doaj-art-243db53a58a44d98a54c9ce2de21b6d32025-08-20T03:48:47ZengElsevierBiological Control1049-96442025-06-0120510577010.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105770Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactionsYating Liu0Luhan Li1Shangyang Li2Jiahao Xu3Zhaoyi Feng4Zhe Wang5Liya Zeng6Xiaohong Li7College of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, China; College of Food and Chemical Engineering, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang, China; Corresponding author at: College of Agriculture and Forestry Ecology, Shaoyang University, Xueyuan Road, Qiliping, Shaoyang, Hunan Province 422000, China.Plant domestication and soil heavy metal pollution alter plant–insect interactions and influence bottom-up and top-down effects. However, their combined effect on plants, herbivores, and parasitoids remains unclear. Here, we selected three soybean genotypes, namely wild N23312, landrace N28386, and cultivated Xiangdou 33, from the same region and examined the combined effects of soybean genotype and lead (Pb) on soybeans, the herbivore Spodoptera litura, and its parasitoid Meteorus pulchricornis. The effects of soybean genotype, Pb, and their combination significantly affected soybean nutrition and defense compounds, as well as the fitness of S. litura and M. pulchricornis, along with parasitoid host selection. Pb stress decreased soybean soluble protein and sugar contents, increased trypsin inhibitor and leaf Pb contents, and extended the developmental period of S. litura while simultaneously reducing its survival and body weight. Pb stress reduced M. pulchricornis cocoon weight, adult longevity, hind tibial length, and offspring fecundity and extended the parasitoid developmental period. Pb stress primed soybean plant defenses and the effects varied significantly among soybean genotypes. The wild genotype was affected the most, followed by the landrace and cultivated genotypes, which negatively affected S. litura and M. pulchricornis. Meteorus pulchricornis exhibited a preference for S. litura larvae in Pb-stressed soybeans, with preference ranking from wild to landrace to cultivated genotypes. The findings enhance our understanding of the ecological mechanisms underlying plant–insect interactions under domestication and environmental stress.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964425000805SoybeanDomesticationHeavy metal pollutionBottom-upTop-downParasitoid
spellingShingle Yating Liu
Luhan Li
Shangyang Li
Jiahao Xu
Zhaoyi Feng
Zhe Wang
Liya Zeng
Xiaohong Li
Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
Biological Control
Soybean
Domestication
Heavy metal pollution
Bottom-up
Top-down
Parasitoid
title Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
title_full Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
title_fullStr Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
title_full_unstemmed Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
title_short Soybean domestication and lead stress on plant–herbivore–parasitoid interactions
title_sort soybean domestication and lead stress on plant herbivore parasitoid interactions
topic Soybean
Domestication
Heavy metal pollution
Bottom-up
Top-down
Parasitoid
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1049964425000805
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