scholarly journals Digestive activity and organic compounds of Nezara viridula watery saliva induce defensive soybean seed responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Romina Giacometti ◽  
Vanesa Jacobi ◽  
Florencia Kronberg ◽  
Charalampos Panagos ◽  
Arthur S. Edison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Soybean Seed ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Oral Secretion ◽  
Cell Wall Modification ◽  
High Level ◽  
Self Protection ◽  
Digestive Activity

Abstract The stink bug Nezara viridula is one of the most threatening pests for agriculture in North and South America, and its oral secretion may be responsible for the damage it causes in soybean (Glycine max) crop. The high level of injury to seeds caused by pentatomids is related to their feeding behavior, morphology of mouth parts, and saliva, though information on the specific composition of the oral secretion is scarce. Field studies were conducted to evaluate the biochemical damage produced by herbivory to developing soybean seeds. We measured metabolites and proteins to profile the insect saliva in order to understand the dynamics of soybean-herbivore interactions. We describe the mouth parts of N. viridula and the presence of metabolites, proteins and active enzymes in the watery saliva that could be involved in seed cell wall modification, thus triggering plant defenses against herbivory. We did not detect proteins from bacteria, yeasts, or soybean in the oral secretion after feeding. These results suggest that the digestive activity and organic compounds of watery saliva may elicit a plant self-protection response. This study adds to our understanding of stink bug saliva plasticity and its role in the struggle against soybean defenses.

scholarly journals Determining the critical period for weed control in high-yielding cotton using common sunflower as a mimic weed

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 800-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham W. Charles ◽  
Brian M. Sindel ◽  
Annette L. Cowie ◽  
Oliver G. G. Knox
Keyword(s):  
Weed Control ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
Yield Loss ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Growing Degree Days ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Weed Density ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Planting Season

AbstractField studies were conducted over six seasons to determine the critical period for weed control (CPWC) in high-yielding cotton, using common sunflower as a mimic weed. Common sunflower was planted with or after cotton emergence at densities of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 50 plants m−2. Common sunflower was added and removed at approximately 0, 150, 300, 450, 600, 750, and 900 growing degree days (GDD) after planting. Season-long interference resulted in no harvestable cotton at densities of five or more common sunflower plants m−2. High levels of intraspecific and interspecific competition occurred at the highest weed densities, with increases in weed biomass and reductions in crop yield not proportional to the changes in weed density. Using a 5% yield-loss threshold, the CPWC extended from 43 to 615 GDD, and 20 to 1,512 GDD for one and 50 common sunflower plants m−2, respectively. These results highlight the high level of weed control required in high-yielding cotton to ensure crop losses do not exceed the cost of control.

scholarly journals THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FOWL CHOLERA

1930 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ida W. Pritchett ◽  
F. R. Beaudette ◽  
T. P. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Colony Type ◽  
Fowl Cholera ◽  
Poultry Farms ◽  
High Virulence ◽  
Commercial Poultry ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level ◽  
Serum Agglutination ◽  
Healthy Carriers

Field studies of fowl cholera on two commercial poultry farms are described. One farm, previously free of cholera, was studied during an active epidemic, which occurred during the winter months. The strains of P. avicida recovered, both from "autopsy" and from "healthy carriers" proved generally similar, and to be of the "fluorescent" or "intermediate" colony type, which is of relatively high virulence. After the subsidence of the epidemic, these strains tended to disappear. The second flock consisted of a small group of birds which had survived an epidemic of cholera the previous year, and in which the infection was prevailing in endemic form. No deaths occurred during the period of observation, but the number of birds with localized lesions and the number of carriers increased to a high level during the winter months. The strains of P. avicida were apparently of the "blue" colony form, although some, as shown by their acid and serum agglutination reactions, resembled the "intermediates." These strains appeared to be spreading rather than dying out. The individual fowls differed in their response to the presence of infection; some showed localized lesions, others were carriers, while still others seemed entirely refractory.

scholarly journals Nutritional Ecology of the Southern Green Stink Bug <i>Nezara viridula</i> (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Selected Varieties of Cowpea and Tomato

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Akamu Jude Ewunkem ◽  
Henry Osofuhene Sintim ◽  
Beatrice Nuck Dingha ◽  
Sudan Gyawaly ◽  
Louis Ernest Jackai
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Ecology ◽  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Southern Green Stink Bug ◽  
Green Stink Bug

scholarly journals Pentatomids associated with blackberry

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-261
Author(s):  
Mauricio Paulo Batistella Pasini ◽  
Alessandro Dal'Col Lúcio
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Brown Spot ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Dark Brown Spot ◽  
Euschistus Heros ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
Piezodorus Guildinii

Information concerning the presence of stink bugs in blackberry (Rubus spp.) in Brazil is sparse. This study aimed to identify the stink bug species associated with blackberry, to establish the daily dynamics and evaluate the fruits damage. The experiment was conducted in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in blackberry orchard. Presence and evaluations of stink bugs were done weekly through visual and sweeping samplings at different day times. Five species of pentatomids were identified: Piezodorus guildinii, Nezara viridula, Euschistus heros, Dichelops furcatus and Edessa meditabunda. The bugs attack the drupelets producing a dark brown spot and wrinkled berries.

Rotation of the Stylet Bundle in Southern Green Stink Bug, Nezara viridula (L.)1

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus F. Esquivel ◽  
Robert E. Droleskey ◽  
Roger B. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Nezara Viridula ◽  
Stink Bug ◽  
Southern Green Stink Bug ◽  
Green Stink Bug

INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY OF BROWN FIELD STUDY TO INCREASE PRODUCTION AND OIL RECOVERY

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
I.A. Zhdanov ◽  
E.S. Pakhomov ◽  
A.M. Aslanyan ◽  
R.R. Farakhova ◽  
D.N. Gulyaev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Reservoir Modeling ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Reservoir Model ◽  
Scenario Development ◽  
Sweep Efficiency ◽  
High Level

Paper presents the results of integrated analysis of historically available data and additional field studies at the brown field. The results of the analysis increase the reliability of the geological and hydrodynamic reservoir model, current recovery and identification of areas, which are most promising for production enhancement operations for production increase and recovery increase. The integrated analysis of available data includes such tools as prelaminar data analysis of production and pressure changes (Prime) for high level reserves localization, multiwell retrospective testing (MRT) and pulsecode testing (PCT) for evaluation of reservoir geology, sweep efficiency and current reservoir saturation, geological and hydrodynamic reservoir modeling including petrofacies and model adaptation to the production logging, MRT, PCT and well-testing findings, multi-scenario development planning (MSDP) for the most economically profitable operations recommendation and supervision of their implementation. MSDP is based on the usage by several teams of reservoir engineers web-facility PloyPlan, which automatically translates the field activities (like drilling, workover, conversion, surveillance, etc.) into the model runs and reverts back with production and surveillance results and financial statements, based on which it is easy to choose the most profitable field operations. Up to today Prime analysis, field studies and reservoir model calibration on their results are finished.

Pathogen suppression by microbial volatile organic compounds in soils

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wietse de Boer ◽  
Xiaogang Li ◽  
Annelein Meisner ◽  
Paolina Garbeva
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Growth Media ◽  
Soil Borne Pathogens ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Pathogen Suppression

ABSTRACT There is increasing evidence that microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOCs) play an important role in interactions between microbes in soils. In this minireview, we zoom in on the possible role of mVOCs in the suppression of plant-pathogenic soil fungi. In particular, we have screened the literature to see what the actual evidence is that mVOCs in soil atmospheres can contribute to pathogen suppression. Furthermore, we discuss biotic and abiotic factors that influence the production of suppressive mVOCs in soils. Since microbes producing mVOCs in soils are part of microbial communities, community ecological aspects such as diversity and assembly play an important role in the composition of produced mVOC blends. These aspects have not received much attention so far. In addition, the fluctuating abiotic conditions in soils, such as changing moisture contents, influence mVOC production and activity. The biotic and abiotic complexity of the soil environment hampers the extrapolation of the production and suppressing activity of mVOCs by microbial isolates on artificial growth media. Yet, several pathogen suppressive mVOCs produced by pure cultures do also occur in soil atmospheres. Therefore, an integration of lab and field studies on the production of mVOCs is needed to understand and predict the composition and dynamics of mVOCs in soil atmospheres. This knowledge, together with the knowledge of the chemistry and physical behaviour of mVOCs in soils, forms the basis for the development of sustainable management strategies to enhance the natural control of soil-borne pathogens with mVOCs. Possibilities for the mVOC-based control of soil-borne pathogens are discussed.

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