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Industry-scale microfluidizer system (ISMS) is a novel equipment for producing filtered-free whole beverages. This study investigated the color, nutrition, and flavor changes of whole mango juice (WMJ) treated...
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Open AccessChanges in Bemisia tabaci feeding behaviors caused directly and indirectly by cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus
Plant viruses can affect vector’s behaviors in order to enhance viral transmission. Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus (CCYV) (genus Crinivirus) is an emergent RNA plant virus and is transmitted specifically by bio...
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Open AccessCandidates for chemosensory genes identified in the Chinese citrus fly, Bactrocera minax, through a transcriptomic analysis
The males of many Bactrocera species (Diptera: Tephritidae) respond strongly to plant-derived chemicals (male lures) and can be divided into cue lure/raspberry ketone (CL/RK) responders, methyl eugenol (ME) respo...
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Development and validation of KASP markers for the greenbug resistance gene Gb7 and the Hessian fly resistance gene H32 in wheat
Greenbug and Hessian fly are important pests that decrease wheat production worldwide. We developed and validated breeder-friendly KASP markers for marker-assisted breeding to increase selection efficiency.
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Open AccessAntioxidant and in vitro anticancer activities of phenolics isolated from sugar beet molasses
In the present study, the phenolic compounds were prepared using ultrasonic-aid extraction from sugar beet molasses (SBM).
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Identification of a novel gene, H34, in wheat using recombinant inbred lines and single nucleotide polymorphism markers
Hessian fly (HF), Mayetiola destructor, is an important pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. Because it has multiple biotypes that are virulent to different wheat HF resistance ...
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Open AccessA heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification
Minsheng You and colleagues report the whole-genome sequence of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Their transcriptome analysis from different life stages, together with comparative genomic and phylogenet...
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Open AccessVirus-induced gene-silencing in wheat spikes and grains and its application in functional analysis of HMW-GS-encoding genes
The Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV)-based vector has been developed and used for gene silencing in barley and wheat seedlings to assess gene functions in pathogen- or insect-resistance, but conditions for gene ...
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Potential Use of Proteinase Inhibitors, Avidin, and other Bio-reagents for Synergizing Bt Performance and Delaying Resistance Development to Bt
After being ingested by target insects, the insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) need to go through a proteolytic process by insect midgut proteinases to become activated. At the same time, Bt c...
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Inducible Direct Defense of Plants Against Insects
Plant defenses against insects can be either direct or indirect. Direct defenses include all plant traits that affect susceptibility of host plants by themselves, whereas indirect defenses include those that a...
