Genome sequence of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. [PDF]
Aphids are important agricultural pests and also biological models for studies of insect-plant interactions, symbiosis, virus vectoring, and the developmental causes of extreme phenotypic plasticity.
International Aphid Genomics Consortium
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Correction: Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000313.].
International Aphid Genomics Consortium
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International audienceAphids are sap-sucking insects that comprise about 5500 species colonizing a wide variety of host plants. They are the dominant group (26%) among insect pests of the six main crops grown for human consumption, with the potential to ...
Tagu, Denis +2 more
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APMicroDB: A microsatellite database of Acyrthosiphon pisum
Pea aphids represent a complex genetic system that could be used for QTL analysis, genetic diversity and population genetics studies. Here, we described the development of first microsatellite repeat database of the pea aphid (APMicroDB), accessible at ...
Ritika Bishnoi, Deepak Singla
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Identification of ion channel genes in the Acyrthosiphon pisum genome [PDF]
Aphids are major pests of crops, causing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage annually. Ion channel proteins are often the targets of modern insecticides and mutations in ion channel genes can lead to resistance to many leading classes of ...
A. Wolstenholme +22 more
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Study of RNA interference of HSPA1L in Acyrthosiphon pisum [PDF]
Acyrthosiphon pisum, commonly known as pea aphids, are agricultural pests that cause billions in damage to crops, particularly Febaceae, also known as legumes.
Frans, Hazel
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Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Gene Family of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum [PDF]
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchRs) are cholinergic receptors that form ligand-gated ion channels by five subunits in insect and vertebrate nervous systems.
Yi-peng LIU +4 more
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals candidate molecular pathways involved in pea (Pisum sativum L.) resistance to pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) biotypes [PDF]
Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a major legume crop frequently infested by various parasites, including the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris), which takes nutrients from its host and transmits phytopathogenic viruses.
Rémi Ollivier +10 more
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EFFICIENCY OF TRANSMISSION PEA ENATION MOSAIC VIRUS (PEMV) BY THE PEA APHID IN DAKHLIA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT [PDF]
The pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) is considered as vector for numerous plant viruses, including Pea enation mosaic virus (PEMV)). Experiments confirmed the ability of A. pisum adult to acquire and transmit the virus to pea plantations in Dakhlia
Essam Abou El-Salehein +2 more
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Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on alfalfa in Serbia: Seasonal dynamics and pest status [PDF]
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is the most important forage legume and one of the most widely grown crops in Serbia. Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are one of the most significant groups of pests of that crop.
Jovičić Ivana +2 more
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