Essays about: "Root aphids"

Found 2 essays containing the words Root aphids.

1. 1. Fine mapping of resistance against root aphids in sugar beet

   University essay from SLU/Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (until 121231)

   Author : Emma Leijman; [2011]
   Keywords : Resistance; Sequencing; Mapping; Molecular marker; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; SNP; Genome sequence; Breeding; Root aphids; Pemphigus betae; Sugar beet;

   Abstract : Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris, is an important crop for the global sugar industry being one of the two major crops cultivated for sugar production. In the USA, the sugar beet root aphid, Pemphigus betae, is a regionally occurring pest which damages sugar beets by feeding on their secondary roots which results in reduced biomass and hence a lower yield. READ MORE

3. 2. Plant chemical signalling affecting aphid-plant interactions

   University essay from SLU/Horticulture (until 121231)

   Author : Erika Qvarfordt; [2009]
   Keywords : plant-plant interactions; barley; aphids; root exudates; induced defence;

   Abstract : Aphid-plant interaction are complex processes where much still remains to be explored. This project tested the capacity of aphid-infested barley, Hordeum vulgare (L.), to induce defencelike responses in neighbouring plants via chemical signals, making them less acceptable to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). READ MORE