increased nitrogen applications to crops influence plant-herbivore interactions and potentially increase herbivore population growth.in this research, the impact of nitrogen fertilizations on nutritional quality of three canola (brassica napus l.) cultivars (zarfam, okapi and modena), and, consequently, the performance of mustard aphids, lipaphis erysimi kalt., on them were investigated under g...

The rice resistance gene Xa21 confers resistance against the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo). The molecular genetic mechanism controlling the integration of the Xa21-mediated disease resistance response with the developmental program in rice is under study in this model system. Reproducible means of infecting plants at certain developmental stages were designed based on t...

anthocoris nemoralis (f.) (hemiptera: anthocoridae) is one of the most prominent predators of the pear psylla, cacopsylla pyricola (forster) (hemiptera: psyllidae) and is considered as a biological control agent against this pest. in order to investigate the effects of plant varieties on predation of c. pyricola by a. nemoralis, the functional response of both the sexes of a. nemoralis to pear ...

Improving resistance to barley leaf rust (caused by Puccinia hordei) is an important breeding objective in most growing regions worldwide. The development and subsequent utilization of high-throughput PCR-based codominant molecular markers remains effective approach select genotypes with multiple genes, permitting efficient gene deployment stewardship. genes Rph20 Rph24 confer widely adult plan...

ABSTRACT Partial resistance to Septoria tritici blotch (STB) and its inheritance were investigated in a doubled-haploid population of a cross between cvs. Arina and Riband. The former has good partial resistance whereas the latter is susceptible. In adult plant trials in polytunnels, STB disease scores were negatively correlated with heading date. Resistance was not specific to any of the three...

Genetically controlled resistance provides plant breeders with an efficient means of controlling plant disease, but this approach has been constrained by practical difficulties associated with combining many resistance genes together and strong evolutionary responses from pathogen populations leading to subsequent resistance breakdown. However, continuing advances in molecular marker technologi...

Rice blast, caused by Magnaporthe oryzae, poses a significant threat to rice production. blast susceptibility has been observed in Japanese varieties with excellent eating quality. Enhancing resistance is essential ensure minimal use of agricultural chemicals. Two types are observed: True resistance, which type qualitative expressed major gene, and field quantitative multiple micro-acting genes...