Cassava begomovirus species diversity changes during plant vegetative cycles
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Cassava is a root crop important for global food security and the third biggest source of calories on the African continent. Cassava production is threatened by Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which is caused by a complex of single-stranded DNA viruses ...
Anna E. Dye +19 more
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Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2009 In 2008, massive population of parasitoid Encarsia formosa was found for the first time in the greenhouses on the Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Katarina KOS +4 more
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International Journal of Agronomy, 2022 Whiteflies are one of the most devastating horticultural pests attacking tomatoes. Although there are several control methods for the control of whitefly pests, the integrated application of entomopathogenic fungi (IPM) with chemical and botanical ...
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Insects, 2019 The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a pest of greenhouse-grown tomato. Restrictions on insecticides in enclosed structures and the presence of commercial pollinators limit the options for the chemical control of whiteflies in greenhouses ...
Hugh A. Smith, Karol L. Krey
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Resistance status of the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae to selected acaricides on strawberries. [PDF]
, 2015 The carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) and the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, are serious pests of strawberries and many other horticultural crops.
Bi, Jian-Long +3 more
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Efficient Protein Expression and Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Plants Using a Crinivirus-Derived Vector. [PDF]
, 2018 Plant virus-based vectors are valuable tools for recombinant gene expression and functional genomics for both basic and applied research. In this study, Lettuce infectious yellows virus (LIYV) of the genus Crinivirus was engineered into a virus vector ...
Falk, Bryce W, Qiao, Wenjie
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Plants, 2022 Two of the main causes of losses in tomato production are the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), and drought, which is becoming a central problem in agriculture due to global climate change.
Francisca J. González-Klenner +3 more
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Agroecosystems shape population genetic structure of the greenhouse whitefly in Northern and Southern Europe. [PDF]
BMC Evol Biol, 2014 BackgroundTo predict further invasions of pests it is important to understand what factors contribute to the genetic structure of their populations. Cosmopolitan pest species are ideal for studying how different agroecosystems affect population genetic ...
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Impact of host plant species and whitefly species on feeding behavior of Bemisia tabaci [PDF]
, 2019 Whiteflies of the Bemisia tabaci species complex are economically important pests of cassava. In Africa, they cause greatest damage through vectoring viruses responsible for cassava mosaic disease and cassava brown streak disease. Several cryptic species
Legg, James P. +3 more
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The sublethal effects of thiamethoxam-lambda cyhalothrin on the population growth performance of greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, and its parasitoid, Encarsia formosa, under laboratory conditions [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایرانThe greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum Westwood (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the most important pests of vegetables and ornamental plants.
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