Resistance of Select Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars to Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

J. Girvin, J.; Jeff Whitworth, R.; Maria Aguirre Rojas, Lina; Michael Smith, C.

doi:10.1093/jee/tox164

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Resistance of Select Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars to Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Published in Journal of Economic Entomology • May 30, 2017

Authors:

J. J. Girvin

R. Jeff Whitworth

Lina Maria Aguirre Rojas

Abstract

The bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) is a global pest of wheat and vectors some of the most damaging strains of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV). In years of heavy R. padi infestation, R. padi and BYDV together reduce wheat yields by 30-40% in Kansas and other states of the U.S. Great P...

Subject

Rhopalosiphum padi

Aphididae

Biology

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