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Physiological factors for tolerance of Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) Presl to one-instar bollworms of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)

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An experiment was designed to investigate the tolerance and response of the Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) Presl to one-instar bollworms of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). In this experiment, the insects obviously brought an enhancement in damaged rate of leaf area (DRLA), average diameter of bitten hole (ADBH) and average grade of leaf damage (AGLD) in K. virginica seedlings. When amount of insect increased to 4 per top leaf, the average DRLA, AABH, ADBH and AGLD were 8.6%, 9.2 mm, 2.7 mm and 2.0 mm, respectively, and the seedlings showed a potential insect-tolerance to this insect stress. Furthermore, with an increase of insect density, MDA, relative permeability of membrane (RPM), O −·2 production and soluble sugar concentration all enhanced, whereas activities of SOD and POD increased and subsequently declined. By statistical analysis, it was drawn that bio-toxicity of O −·2 was the first destroying factor, cell membrane decomposition ranked the second, and the destruction of membrane lipid peroxidation was the slightest to K. virginica seedlings. Moreover, under the insect stress, POD was the most significant factor in protecting the seedlings, soluble sugar acted as the subordinate one, and the protection of SOD was the slightest compared to two others. In addition, insect stress obviously affected chlorophyll-fluorescence characteristics, and resulted in a significant increase in Fo and qN, and a significant reduction in Fv/Fm, ETR and qP during experiment.

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Abbreviations

DRLA:

Damaged rate of leaf area

ADBH:

Average diameter of bitten hole

AABH:

Average amount of bitten hole

RPM:

Relative permeability of membrane

O −·2 :

Superoxide anion radical

H2O2 :

Hydrogen peroxide

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

POD:

Peroxidase

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

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This research was supported by 11.5 National Key Technology R & D Program of China (2006BAD09A04; 2006BAD09A08). And the kind assistance of Dr. Shuwen Wan in the revision of the manuscript is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Jian Zhou, Jian Zhou Jr., Baolei Wu & Pei Qin

  2. School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, 453003, Xinxiang, China

    Jian Zhou & Anguo Qi

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Zhou, J., Zhou, J., Wu, B. et al. Physiological factors for tolerance of Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) Presl to one-instar bollworms of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner). Acta Physiol Plant 32, 519–529 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-009-0429-6

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