Open AccessSilencing an essential gene involved in infestation and digestion in grain aphid through plant‐mediated RNA interference generates aphid‐resistant wheat plants
Author(s) -
Sun Yongwei,
Sparks Caroline,
Jones Huw,
Riley Mandy,
Francis Frédéric,
Du Wenming,
Xia Lanqin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plant biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.525
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1467-7652
pISSN - 1467-7644
DOI - 10.1111/pbi.13067
Subject(s) - biology , aphid , rna interference , infestation , rna silencing , digestion (alchemy) , gene silencing , gene , botany , agronomy , rna , genetics , chemistry , chromatography
Aphids are major agricultural pests which cause significant yield losses of crop plants each year by inflicting damage, both through the direct effects of feeding and by vectoring debilitating plant viruses. In the absence of genetic plant resistance, insecticide treatments remain the main means for aphid control. However, excessive dependence on insecticides is undesirable because of the development of insecticide resistance, the potential negative effects on non-target organisms and environmental pollution (Yu et al., 2014). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.