Open AccessUnderstanding the Plant Aphid Interaction: A Review
Author(s) -
Waghmare Kranti,
Ghayal Nivedita,
Mahesh Shindikar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of biology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2684-5199
DOI - 10.24018/ejbio.2021.2.6.294
Subject(s) - aphid , biology , infestation , soybean aphid , agronomy , resistance (ecology) , host (biology) , aphididae , pest analysis , botany , ecology , homoptera
The interaction between plant-aphid is phenomenal and complex. Aphids possess efficient mouthparts which feed on plant sap intensively. Adaptation to host plants and successful feeding is achieved through the strategic ability of aphids to reproduce sexually and asexually (parthenogenesis). Aphid infestation damages the plant in diverse ways and induces plant defense. Though plant elicit direct and indirect defense to resist aphid feeding, the effectiveness of plant resistance depends largely on the aphid infestation rate and quality of the host plant. To control aphid infestation and plant damage, dependency on insecticides is undesirable due to insecticidal resistance of aphids and environmental pollution. The approach towards the development of the genetically engineered crops which are aphid resistant can be the considerable potential to aphid control..