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Open AccessEvaluating local plant species for effective fall armyworm management strategies in Taiwan
The emergence of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm; FAW) in the world has raised concerns regarding its impact on crop production, particularly on corn and sorghum. While chemical control and Bt crops have bee...
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Antiherbivore effect of Cuscuta campestris against Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm; FAW) is a generalist herbivore that has a severe impact on crop production. Due to its wide range of host plants, FAW fitness on weeds was evaluated. Field dodder (Cuscuta ca...
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Open AccessEffect of nitrogen fertilizer on the resistance of rice near-isogenic lines with BPH resistance genes
Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. Crops with a high nitrogen input usually have high yields. However, outbreaks of brown planthoppers (Nilaparvata lugens; BPH) frequently oc...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Oviposition preference not necessarily predicts offspring performance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on vegetable crops
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Open AccessOviposition preference not necessarily predicts offspring performance in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on vegetable crops
Given the new spread and potential damage of the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Asia, it has become imperative to understand the development biology of this i...
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Open AccessThe Impact of Climate Change on the Resistance of Rice Near-Isogenic Lines with Resistance Genes Against Brown Planthopper
The impact of climate change on insect resistance genes is elusive. Hence, we investigated the responses of rice near-isogenic lines (NILs) that carry resistance genes against brown planthopper (BPH) under dif...
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Open AccessTranscriptomics identifies key defense mechanisms in rice resistant to both leaf-feeding and phloem feeding herbivores
Outbreaks of insect pests in paddy fields cause heavy losses in global rice yield annually, a threat projected to be aggravated by ongoing climate warming. Although significant progress has been made in the sc...
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Changes in arthropod community but not plant quality benefit a specialist herbivore on plants under reduced water availability
Plants growing under reduced water availability can affect insect herbivores differently, in some instances benefitting them. However, the forces mediating these positive impacts remain mostly unclear. To iden...
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Open AccessSWATH-MS-based quantitative proteomics reveals a uniquely intricate defense response in Cnaphalocrocis medinalis-resistant rice
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis is a major insect pest of rice in Asia. A few defensive enzymes were reported to show higher activities in a resistant rice line (Qingliu) than in a susceptible rice line (TN1) upon leaff...
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Open AccessDifferences in Aceria tosichella population responses to wheat resistance genes and wheat virus transmission
Severe winter wheat yield losses due to infestations of wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, and mite-transmitted viruses occur in wheat production areas of the United States and Canada. Mite infestation al...
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Open AccessGenomic and phenotypic evaluation of rice susceptible check TN1 collected in Taiwan
Taichung Native 1 (TN1), a variety of rice (Oryza sativa L.) developed in Taiwan, has played a key role in the green revolution of this major staple crop because of its semi-dwarf characteristics. Due to its susc...
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Defensive responses of rice cultivars resistant to Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is an economically important pest of rice, Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae), throughout Asia, where damage caused by larvae, particularly during grain-filling s...
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Maize Plants Recognize Herbivore-Associated Cues from Caterpillar Frass
Caterpillar behaviors such as feeding, crawling, and oviposition are known to induce defenses in maize and other plant species. We examined plant defense responses to another important caterpillar behavior, th...
