Biological performance of colorado potato beetle larvae on potato genotypes with differing levels of polyphenol oxidase

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-101

  Castanera P ^a,b   Steffens, J C ^a   Tingey, W M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorado potato beetle; Glandular trichomes; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Plant resistance; Polyphenol oxidase; PPO; Solatium berihaultii

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM BERTHAULTII; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030026460     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02040202     Document Type: Article

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