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Thrips dynamics in Allium crops: Unraveling the role of reproductive mode and weather variables in Thrips tabaci population development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2025
Porta Bettina, Vosman Ben, González Barrios Pablo, Visser Richard G F, Galván Guillermo A, Scholten Olga E
Abstract excerpt
Thrips tabaci is the main thrips species affecting onion and related species. It is a cryptic species complex comprising three phylogenetic groups characterized by different reproductive modes (thelytoky or arrhenotoky) and host plant specialization. Thrips tabaci populations vary widely in genetic diversity, raising questions about the factor(s) that drive this diversity. We investigated the genetic diversity,...
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- Thysanoptera
- Animals
- Phylogeny
- Genetic Variation
- Crops, Agricultural
- Weather
