Plants face constant threats from insect herbivores, which limit plant distribution and
abundance in nature and crop productivity in agricultural ecosystems. In recent decades, the …

Whitefly inflicts both direct and indirect losses to cotton crop. Whitefly resistant cotton
germplasm is a high priority and considered among the best possible solutions to mitigate …

Although the regulatory function of miRNAs and their targets have been characterized in
model plants, a possible underlying role in the cotton response to herbivore infestation has …

Introduction Utilization of resistant germplasm is considered as an effective, economical and
eco-friendly strategy for cassava pest management. Tetranychus urticae, known as the two …

The study aimed to assess the enzymatic antioxidant system for determining the species-
specific response of Aesculus species different in tolerance to C. ohridella attacks …

The green peach aphid, here abbreviated as green peach aphid (GPA), is a significant
global pest of pepper. Conventional insecticide use risks the development of resistance and …

The family Aleyrodidae is composed of tiny insects, which are usually called whiteflies. The
Aleyrodidae includes many sucking species that attack cultivated plants, and several …

A resistência de plantas a insetos pode trazer contribuições significativas para o manejo de
Chloridea virescens (Fabricius) e Spodoptera cosmioides (Walker) em algodão. Porém …

The work described in this thesis aimed to identify new structural and regulatory genes
involved in trichome development in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Trichomes are hairs …