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Relative susceptibility of sunflower maintainer lines and resistance sources to natural infestations of the banded sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2016

Jarrad R. Prasifka  and
Brent S. Hulke
Jarrad R. Prasifka*
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, 1605 Albrecht Boulevard North, Fargo, North Dakota, 58102, United States of America
Brent S. Hulke
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service, Northern Crop Science Laboratory, 1605 Albrecht Boulevard North, Fargo, North Dakota, 58102, United States of America
*
2Corresponding author (e-mail: jarrad.prasifka@ars.usda.gov).
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Abstract

The banded sunflower moth, Cochylis hospes Walsingham (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a significant seed-feeding pest of sunflowers (Helianthus Linnaeus; Asteraceae) in North America. Though some wild Helianthus, interspecific crosses, and H. annuus Linnaeus cultivars (which precede hybrid sunflower breeding) have low susceptibility to banded sunflower moth, no apparent effort has been made to evaluate modern inbred lines as a source of resistance for hybrids. In field trials from 2013 to 2015, inbred maintainer (HA) lines, resistant accessions (PI), and unreleased, partially inbred (F6) lines were evaluated in field trials using natural infestations of banded sunflower moth. Results show greater seed damage to maintainer lines than the other groups, but also significant variability among lines within groups. The best maintainer, HA 207, had ≈75% fewer damaged seed than the most susceptible HA lines. Among the resistant PI and unreleased inbred lines, only one entry had significantly less damage than HA 207. While PI 494859 showed banded moth resistance superior to the best inbred lines, its other agronomic liabilities make breeding with the least susceptible maintainer lines appear more practical. A key unknown for any attempts to breed hybrids resistant to banded sunflower moth is how closely damage is correlated between inbred lines and their hybrids.

Type
Insect Management
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 148 , Issue 6 , December 2016 , pp. 736 - 741
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2016 

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Footnotes

Subject editor: Chris Bergh

1

Mention of trade names or commercial products in this article is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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