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1 June 2009 Feeding Behavior of Russian Wheat Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Biotype 2 in Response to Wheat Genotypes Exhibiting Antibiosis and Tolerance Resistance
Sonia Lazzari, Sharon Starkey, John Reese, Andrea Ray-Chandler, Raymond McCubrey, C. Michael Smith
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Abstract

In this study, wheat, Triticum aestivum L. (em Thell), genotypes containing the Dnx, Dn7, Dn6, and Dn4 genes for resistance to the Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), along with Dn0, a susceptible control, were assessed to determine the categories of D. noxia biotype 2 (RWA2) resistance in each genotype and RWA2 feeding behaviors on Dnx and Dn0 plants by using the electronic penetration graph technique. At 14 d postinfestation, Dn0 plants exhibited intense chlorosis and leaf rolling, and all test genotypes expressed some degree of chlorosis and leaf rolling, except Dn7, which was not damaged. Both Dn7 and Dnx expressed antibiosis effects, significantly reducing the numbers of aphids on plants and the intrinsic rate of aphid increase. Dn6 plants seemed to contain tolerance, exhibiting tolerance index measurements for leaf and root dry weight and plant height that were significantly lower than those of the susceptible Dn0 plants. Principal component analyses indicated that antibiosis and leaf rolling data explained 80% of the variance among genotypes. Electronic penetration graph analysis demonstrated contrasting results between RWA1 and RWA2 phloem sieve element phase feeding events, but results indicated that Dnx resistance factors are present in the sieve element cells or phloem sap. Plants containing Dnx exhibit antibiosis resistance to D. noxia RWA2 similar to that in plants containing the Secale cereale L. (rye)-based Dn7 gene without the negative baking quality traits associated with Dn7.

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Sonia Lazzari, Sharon Starkey, John Reese, Andrea Ray-Chandler, Raymond McCubrey, and C. Michael Smith "Feeding Behavior of Russian Wheat Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Biotype 2 in Response to Wheat Genotypes Exhibiting Antibiosis and Tolerance Resistance," Journal of Economic Entomology 102(3), 1291-1300, (1 June 2009). https://doi.org/10.1603/029.102.0356
Received: 20 October 2008; Accepted: 1 February 2009; Published: 1 June 2009
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KEYWORDS
antibiosis
electronic penetration graph
plant resistance
tolerance index
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