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A six week screening method for mechanisms of host plant resistance to Diuraphis noxia in wheat accessions

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The Russian wheat aphid Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) is a serious pest of wheat in South Africa. The use of D. noxia-resistant cultivars may reduce the impact of this pest on wheat production and at the same time reduce environmental risks and control costs. The mechanisms of resistance in two new sources of resistance were compared by using various methods, in order to establish a rapid and relatively accurate screening protocol. The resistant lines OSU ID 2808 and Aus 22498 were compared to the susceptible cultivars Betta and Tugela. The predominant mechanism of resistance in OSU ID 2808 was antibiosis, although a low level of antixenosis may also be present. The line Aus 22498 was primarily a tolerant type, with a moderate level of antibiosis and a low level of antixenosis. A six week screening procedure is described using the colony count technique for antibiosis, a completely random free choice experiment for antixenosis and a three week test measuring initial and final plant height, initial and final D. noxia infestation, damage rating, leaf area and dry plant mass for tolerance.

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  1. ARC-Small Grain Institute, Private Bag X29, Bethlehem, 9700, South Africa

    Vicki L. Tolmay

  2. University of Orange the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa

    M.C. van der Westhuizen & C.S. van Deventer

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Tolmay, V.L., van der Westhuizen, M. & van Deventer, C. A six week screening method for mechanisms of host plant resistance to Diuraphis noxia in wheat accessions. Euphytica 107, 79–89 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026475631643

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