Selection of entomopathogenic nematodes for enhanced responsiveness to a volatile root signal helps to control a major root pest

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2417-2423

  Hiltpold, Ivan ^a   Baroni, Mariane ^a   Toepfer, Stefan ^b   Kuhlmann, Ulrich ^a   Turlings, Ted C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b CABI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Biological control; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Entomopathogenic nematode; Tritrophic interaction; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENETIC SELECTION; HISTOLOGY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SESQUITERPENES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZEA MAYS;

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954037189     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041301     Document Type: Article

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