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1 June 2010 Variation of Resistance in Barley Against Biotypes 1 and 2 of the Russian Wheat Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
M. Murugan, S. A. Khan, P. Sotelo Cardona, G. Vargas Orozco, P. Viswanathan, J. Reese, S. Starkey, C. M. Smith
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Abstract

The Russian wheat aphid, Diruaphis noxia (Kurdjumov) (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is globally one of the most devastating pests of bread wheat, Tritium aestivum L.; durum wheat, Triticum turgidum L.; and barley, Hordeum vulgare L. Host plant resistance is the foundation for cereal insect pest management programs, and several sources of D. noxia resistance have been incorporated in cultivars to manage D. noxia damage. The emergence of D. noxia North American biotype 2 (RWA2) in Colorado has made all known Dn genes vulnerable except the Dn7 gene from rye, Secale cereale, and has warranted exploration for sources of resistance to both RWA1 and RWA2. The category of resistance in resistant donor plants may exert selection pressure over the aphid population to form a new virulent population. In the current study, we report tolerance and antibiosis resistance to RWA1 and RWA2 in the barley genotype ‘Stoneham”. The rate and degree of expression of resistance in Stoneham against RWA1 and RWA2, although not similar, are greater than the partial resistance in ‘Sidney’. Antixenosis resistance to RWA1 or RWA2 was not observed in Sidney or Stoneham. The tolerance identified in Stoneham is encouraging because it may delay D. noxia biotype selection and fits well in a dryland barley cropping system.

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M. Murugan, S. A. Khan, P. Sotelo Cardona, G. Vargas Orozco, P. Viswanathan, J. Reese, S. Starkey, and C. M. Smith "Variation of Resistance in Barley Against Biotypes 1 and 2 of the Russian Wheat Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae)," Journal of Economic Entomology 103(3), 938-948, (1 June 2010). https://doi.org/10.1603/EC09396
Received: 20 November 2009; Accepted: 1 February 2010; Published: 1 June 2010
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KEYWORDS
barley
biotypes
Diuraphis noxia
resistance
RWA
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