Double-stranded RNA delivery through soaking mediates silencing of the muscle protein 20 and increases mortality to the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri

Pest Management Science

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1846-1853

  Yu, Xiudao ^a,b   Gowda, Siddarame ^a   Killiny, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asian citrus psyllid; calponin; muscle protein 20; nymph mortality; RNA interference; soaking delivery

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CROP PEST; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DICOTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT; MORTALITY; MUSCLE; PEST CONTROL; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; RELATEDNESS; RNA;

CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CITRUS; DIAPHORINA CITRI; HEXAPODA; KUWAYAMA; PSYLLIDAE;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; INSECT PROTEIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DEFICIENCY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE SILENCING; HEMIPTERA; INSECT PROTEINS; MUSCLE PROTEINS; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EID: 85015275493     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.4549     Document Type: Article

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