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Dihydroxyacetone of wheat root exudates serves as an attractant for Heterodera avenae.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Wang Gaofeng, Wang Yunhe, Abdelnabby Hazem, Xiao Xueqiong, Huang Wenkun, Peng Deliang, Xiao Yannong
Abstract excerpt
Heterodera avenae, as an obligate endoparasite, causes severe yield loss in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Investigation on the mechanisms how H. avenae perceives wheat roots is limited. Here, the attractiveness of root exudates from eight plant genotypes to H. avenae were evaluated on agar plates. Results showed that the attraction of H. avenae to the root exudates from the non-host Brachypodium distachyon variety...
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