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Effect of silicon soil amendment on performance of sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera:Crambidae) on rice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2013

J.K. Sidhu ,
M.J. Stout ,
D.C. Blouin  and
L.E. Datnoff
J.K. Sidhu
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
M.J. Stout*
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
D.C. Blouin
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Statistics, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
L.E. Datnoff
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge
*
*Author for correspondence Phone: 225 578 1837 E-mail: MStout@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Abstract

The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F.), is a pest of graminaceous crops in the southern USA, including sugarcane, maize, and rice. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of silicon (Si) soil amendments on performance of sugarcane borer, D. saccharalis, on two rice cultivars, Cocodrie and XL723. There was a significant increase in the Si content of rice plants supplemented with calcium silicate as compared to non-treated plants. Soil Si amendment led to lower relative growth rates (RGRs) and reduced boring success of sugarcane borer larvae. Effects of soil Si amendments on borer success and RGR appeared to be more pronounced in ‘Cocodrie’, the cultivar relatively susceptible to borers, than in the moderately resistant cultivar, XL723. Soil Si amendment may contribute to the management of D. saccharalis through reduced feeding injury and increased exposure to adverse environmental conditions and natural enemies arising from reduced boring success.

Keywords

Diatraea saccharalissilicon amendmentricelarval performance
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Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 103 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 656 - 664
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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