Essays about: "swede midge"

Found 2 essays containing the words swede midge.

  1. 1. Responses of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, to volatile compounds from Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Johannes Albertsson; [2008]
    Keywords : swede midge; Contarinia nasturtii; Brassicaceae; cauliflower; Arabidopsis thaliana; volatiles; olfactometer;

    Abstract : The swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, is a serious gall-forming insect pest of most cultivated Brassicaceae such as cauliflower and cabbage. Arabidopsis thaliana, also a Brassicaceae, is a well-known model plant for which the genome is sequenced and several well-characterized mutants and transgenic genotypes are available. READ MORE

  3. 2. Kålgallmygga, Contarinia nasturtii Kieffer : en växtskadegörare på kål

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

    Author : Stina Andersson; [2005]
    Keywords : kålgallmygga; Contarinia nasturtii; Swede Midge; Kohldrehherzgallmücke; kål; växtskadegörare; växtskydd; feromon; karantänskadegörare; gallmygga; skadegörare; grönsaker;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine what problems cabbage growers have with the Swede Midge. The last few years the Swede Midge, Contarinia nasturtii, has become a larger problem for cabbage growers in several countries in Europe as well as in Sweden. READ MORE