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Western corn rootworm resistance in maize persists in the absence of jasmonic acid.
Planta - 3 Dec 2024
Grunseich John M, Huang Pei-Cheng, Bernal Julio S, Kolomiets Michael
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MAIN CONCLUSION: Larva growth, survival, and development speed were not affected by the absence of jasmonic acid (JA) indicating that JA does not have a direct role in maize resistance to western corn rootworm. Jasmonic acid (JA) is a plant hormone that regulates multiple physiological processes including defense against herbivory by chewing insects. Previous research showed its importance for resistance to...
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