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Silicon amendment to rice plants impairs sucking behaviors and population growth in the phloem feeder Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), is a migratory and destructive sucking insect pest of rice. Silicon (Si) amendment to plants can confer enhanced resistance to herbivores and is emerging as a novel approach for pest management. In the present study, we tested the effects of Si...

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Autores principales: Yang, Lang, Han, Yongqiang, Li, Pei, Wen, Lizhang, Hou, Maolin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5430648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28439066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01060-4