Aphid herbivory elicits plant defense-related networks that are influenced by host genetics.
Plants of the upland switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cultivar Summer can be a suitable host …

Background Aphid infestation of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) has the potential to reduce
yields and biomass quality. Although switchgrass-greenbug (Schizaphis graminum; GB) …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a low input, high biomass perennial grass being
developed for the bioenergy sector. Upland and lowland cultivars can differ in their …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an important crop for biofuel production but it also
serves as host for greenbugs (Schizaphis graminum Rondani; GB). Although transcriptomic …

Schizaphis graminum (green bug; GB) and Sipha flava (yellow sugarcane aphid; YSA) are
two cereal aphid species with broad host ranges capable of establishing on sorghum …

Biofuels and bio-based products can be produced from a wide variety of herbaceous
feedstocks. To supply enough biomass to meet the needs of a new bio-based economy, a …

Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum L., has been targeted as a bioenergy feedstock. However,
little is currently known of the mechanisms of insect resistance in this species. Here, two no …

Two choice studies were performed to evaluate greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani),
and yellow sugarcane aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes), preference for two tetraploid switchgrass …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is an emerging biofuel crop that serves as host for
aphids. To discern the effects of plant age and possible resistance mechanisms, the feeding …

Knowledge of specific peroxidases that respond to aphid herbivory is limited in C4 grasses,
but could provide targets for improving defence against these pests. A sorghum (Sorghum …