Iranian Journal of Plant Protection Science

Iranian Journal of Plant Protection Science

Antixenosis and antibiosis resistance of 9 wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum) to the sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps (Hem.: Scutelleridae) in the field conditions in Naghadeh region, west Azarbaijan

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mina Rahimi 1
Akbar Ghassemi-Kahrizeh 2
Mahmoud Pouryousef Miandoab 3
1 Former Graduate Student, Department of Agro-ecology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Agro-ecology, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
10.22059/ijpps.2015.54730
Abstract
The Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps Put. is the most important pest of the wheat in Iran and neighbouring countries that can considerably reduce its yield. One way to control this pest is deployment of resistant cultivars. Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the antixenosis and antibiosis resistance of nine wheat cultivars to this pest. In a field choice test, the numbers of attracted overwintered adults to the cultivars were determined as antixenosis index. Also, number of eggs per m2 and numbers of damaged hills, buds and spikes were used as antixenosis indices. To evaluate the antibiosis, wheat seeds were planted in pots under the field conditions in which second instar nymphs were released and reared. Nymphal weight on the 14th day after releasing, mortality of nymphal stage and the duration of this stage were considered and analyzed as the antibiosis indices. Significant differences were observed in studied traits (P≤0.05). Using cluster analysis, UPGMA procedure based on Euclidean distance, nine experimental cultivars were grouped in five distance groups that cultivars Alvand, Sardari and Azar2 by replacing in the same group, had the highest resistance to the Sunn pest.
Keywords
Wheat
Sunn pest
Eurygaster integriceps
Antibiosis
antixenosis
resistance cultivars
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Iranian Journal of Plant Protection Science
Volume 46, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & Summer
May 2015
Pages 151-160

  • Receive Date 20 December 2014
  • Revise Date 27 June 2015
  • Accept Date 27 June 2015