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Types and mechanisms of host plant resistance to insect attack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

B. R. Wiseman
B. R. Wiseman
Affiliation:
Insect Biology and Population Management Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, GA 31793-0748, U.S.A.
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Abstract

A keen appreciation of the types and mechanisms of resistance must be attained in order to fully understand and utilize resistant cultivars as effective tools in today's pest management schemes. A historical account of plant resistance terminology is presented. Resistance can be classified as to intensities: immunity; high, moderate and low resistance; or types of resistance: vertical or horizontal resistance. The mechanisms of resistance include: non-preference, antibiosis and tolerance. Examples of the effects of both non-preference and antibiosis resistance on insect numbers are given.

Résumé

Une bonne appréciation des types et mécanismes de résistance doit être atteinte afin de comprendre entiěrement et utiliser les cultivars résistants comme outils efficaces dans les systěmes actuels de lutte contre les pestes. Une historique de la terminologie de la résistance des plantes est présentée. La résistance peut être classifiée en intensities: immunité; grande résistance, résistance modérée, faible résistance; ou en types de résistance: résistance verticale ou horizontale. Les mécanismes de résistance incluent: la non-préférence, les antibiotiques, et la tolérance. Des examples d'effets de résistance due á la non-préférence et aux antibiotiques sur les insectes sont donnés.

Keywords

Antibiosisnon-preferencetolerancesusceptibilityAntibiotiquenon-préférencetolérancesusceptibilité

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Section I: Types and mechanisms of host plant resistance
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 6 , Special Issue 3: Host Plant Resistance and its Significance in Pest Management , June 1985 , pp. 239 - 242
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1985

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