Impact of the secondary plant metabolite Cucurbitacin B on the demographical traits of the melon aphid, Aphis gossypii

Impact of the secondary plant metabolite Cucurbitacin B on the demographical traits of the melon aphid, Aphis gossypii

Abstract Cucurbitacin B is a natural triterpene present in plants of Cucurbitaceae family, which are among the host plants for melon aphid, Aphis gossypii. In present study we characterized the effects of two cucurbitacin B concentrations on the biological parameters of adults (F0) and of juveniles...

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Main Authors: Hafiz Kamran Yousaf, Tisheng Shan, Xuewei Chen, Kangsheng Ma, Xueyan Shi, Nicolas Desneux, Antonio Biondi, Xiwu Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Cucurbitacin
Melon Aphid
Gossypii
Adult Longevity
Reproductive Duration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34821-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34821-w

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