What is it about?
Natural host plant resistance from original, bread wheat land-races can be used to protect modern crops from Russian wheat aphid without using insecticides. This paper identifies resistance in 27 lines using four strains of Russian wheat aphid found in South Africa.
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Why is it important?
Knowing whether the resistance in a particular line is effective against more than one biotype of the pest allows breeders to choose the best lines for use in breeding programmes.
Perspectives
Natural host plant resistance is an environmentally responsible and effective way of controlling Russian wheat aphid. Additionally, studies have shown that investment in this type of resistance breeding has a rate of return of >35%.
Dr Vicki L Tolmay
Agricultural Research Council-Small Grain, South Africa
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This page is a summary of: Valuable Russian wheat aphid-resistant bread wheat accessions identified using four South African Diuraphis noxia biotypes, South African Journal of Plant and Soil, June 2016, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2016.1180716.
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