Tibraca limbativentris Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) is a major pest causing economic losses to rice cultivation in Brazil. The objectives of this work were to assess different sources of silicon in the induction of plant resistance, to examine the interaction of rice varieties with silicon-based resistance, and to determine the effects of varieties and silicon on stink bug biology. The interaction of rice cultivars BRS Esmeralda, IRGA 429 (widely cultivated in Brazil), and Canela de Ferro (a resistant cultivar), and 2 sources of silicon (K silicate, and Ca + Mg silicate) were studied. Plant parameters measured were percentage of damaged stems, chlorophyll content at 50 and 65 d after emergence, and silicon content. Insect biological parameters measured were the number of live insects, total dry mass, individual insect dry mass, total body surface area, and individual insect body surface area. The interaction between BRS Esmeralda with K silicate and Ca + Mg silicate provided greater plant silicon content and resulted in a lower level of stink bug-damaged stems. These results show that it is possible to increase resistance in rice plants susceptible to T. limbativentris by increasing silicon content.
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1 December 2018
Resistance in Rice to Tibraca limbativentris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Influenced by Plant Silicon Content
Lincoln Luis França,
Cássio Antonio Dierings,
André Cirilo de Sousa Almeida,
Marcio da Silva Araújo,
Elvis Arden Heinrichs,
Anderson Rodrigo da Silva,
José Alexandre Freitas Barrigossi,
Flávio Gonçalves de Jesus
Florida Entomologist
Vol. 101 • No. 4
December 2018
Vol. 101 • No. 4
December 2018
induced resistance
Oryza sativa
plant resistance to insects
rice stalk stink bug