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1 June 2009 Grain and Vegetative Biomass Reduction by the Russian Wheat Aphid in Winter Wheat
Mustafa Mirik, Jim Ansley, Jerry Michels Jr., Norman Elliott
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Abstract

The Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia (Mordvilko), is a severe pest of wheat, Triticum aestivum L; barley, Hordeum vulgare L; other small grains; and grasses. Although the Russian wheat aphid is a significant pest of small grains, its feeding effects on grain yield and vegetative biomass in large-scale wheat fields have not been well documented. Data were collected for 3 years in dryland and irrigated wheat fields in Texas and Oklahoma. The insect reduced grain yield 50.2 to 82.9% and biomass by 55.4 to 76.5%. These results suggested that winter wheat suffers significant economic loss from Russian wheat aphid.

Mustafa Mirik, Jim Ansley, Jerry Michels Jr., and Norman Elliott "Grain and Vegetative Biomass Reduction by the Russian Wheat Aphid in Winter Wheat," Southwestern Entomologist 34(2), 131-139, (1 June 2009). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.034.0203
Published: 1 June 2009
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