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Characterization of resistance to multiple aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Medicago truncatula.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Feb 2007
Gao L-L, Horbury R, Nair R M, Singh K B, Edwards O R
Abstract excerpt
Aphids are phloem-feeding insects that damage many important crops throughout the world yet, compared to plant-pathogen interactions, little is known about the mechanisms by which plants become resistant to aphids. Medicago truncatula (barrel medic) is widely considered as the pre-eminent model legume for genetic and biological research and in Australia is an important pasture species. Six cultivars of M....
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