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Differential defense responses of tropical grasses to Mahanarva spectabilis (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) infestation.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - 1 Jan 2021
Barros Rafael DE A, Vital Camilo E, Júnior Neilier R S, Vargas Manuel A S, Monteiro Luana P, Faustino Verônica A, Auad Alexander M, Pereira Jorge F, Oliveira Eugênio E DE, Ramos Humberto J O, Oliveira Maria Goreti DE A
Abstract excerpt
The spittlebugs Mahanarva spectabilis economically challenges cattle production of neotropical regions, due to its voracious feeding on tropical grasses. Here, we evaluated biochemical responses of the interaction between M. spectabilis and the widely cultivated tropical grasses Brachiaria spp. (i.e., brizantha and decumbens) and elephant grasses (cvs. Roxo de Botucatu and Pioneiro), regarding lipoxygenases,...
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