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Aphid-Proof Plants: Biotechnology-Based Approaches for Aphid Control

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Abstract

Aphid s are economically significant agricultural pests that are responsible for large yield losses in many different crops. Because the use of insecticides is restricted in the context of integrated pest management and aphids develop resistance against them rapidly, new biotechnology-based approaches are required for aphid control. These approaches focus on the development of genetically modified aphid-resistant plants that express protease inhibitor s, dsRNA, antimicrobial peptide s, or repellent s, thus addressing different levels of aphid-plant interactions. However, a common goal is to disturb host plant acceptance by aphid s and to disrupt their ability to take nutrition from plants. The defense agents negatively affect different fitness-associated parameters such as growth, reproduction, and survival, which therefore reduce the impact of infestations. The results from several different studies suggest that biotechnology-based approaches offer a promising strategy for aphid control.

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Abbreviations

AMP:

Antimicrobial peptide

BPA:

Body plan area

Bt:

Bacillus thuringiensis

CaMV:

Cauliflower mosaic virus

CC:

Companion cell

dsRNA:

double stranded RNA

Eβf:

E-beta-farnesene

GM:

Genetically modified

GUS:

β-glucuronidase

PI:

Protease inhibitor

RNAi :

RNA interference

SE:

Sieve element

siRNA:

small interfering RNA

SHP:

Sheath protein

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We would like to thank Henrike Schmidtberg (Department of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen), Gregory Walker (Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside), and Richard M Twyman for reading and editing the manuscript. We also acknowledge generous funding from the Hessian Ministry of Science and Art via the LOEWE research focus “Insect Biotechnology”.

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Will, T., Vilcinskas, A. (2013). Aphid-Proof Plants: Biotechnology-Based Approaches for Aphid Control. In: Vilcinskas, A. (eds) Yellow Biotechnology II. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 136. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_211

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