Aphid adaptation to cucurbits: sugars, cucurbitacin and phloem structure in resistant and susceptible melons
Abstract Background Aphis gossypii, a strictly phloemophagaous aphid, colonize hundreds of plant families, and a group of clones formed a cucurbit-specialised host-race. Cucurbits are unique in having evolved a specific extra-fascicular phloem (EFP), which carries defence-related metabolites such as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-023-04248-1 |