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Transcriptomic and volatile signatures associated with maize defense against corn leaf aphid.
BMC plant biology - 16 Mar 2021
Pingault Lise, Varsani Suresh, Palmer Nathan, Ray Swayamjit, Williams W Paul, Luthe Dawn S, Ali Jared G, Sarath Gautam, Louis Joe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major cereal crop, with the United States accounting for over 40% of the worldwide production. Corn leaf aphid [CLA; Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch)] is an economically important pest of maize and several other monocot crops. In addition to feeding damage, CLA acts as a vector for viruses that cause devastating diseases in maize. We have shown previously that the maize inbred...
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