Host plant preference of aphids, thrips and spider mites on GNA-expressing and control potatoes

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-148

  Rovenská, Gabriela Zemková ^a,b   Zemek, Rostislav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aulacorthum solani; Insect resistant transgenic plants; Lectin; Non target organisms; Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); Tetranychus urticae; Thrips tabaci; Two choice preference test

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ALLIUM CEPA; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AULACORTHUM SOLANI; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 33645541666     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981314     Document Type: Article

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