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Negative aspects of Interaction Between Host Plant Resistance and Biological Control and Its Implication in Integrated Pest Management of Crops

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Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture

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Biological control and host plant resistance (HPR) are important components of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which has received adequate attention in recent years. General thinking is that host plant resistance works in harmony with biological control (Adkisson and Dyck, 1980) and these are considered compatible pest management strategies. Very little has been understood about the possible effects of the allelochemicals responsible for HPR on biological control agents (parasitoids, predators and pathogens). Allelochemicals which are products of secondary metabolites and have been shown to play a role in the defence of plants against insects, at times also play negative interaction with natural enemies (Noris and Kogan, 1980). Many entomologists have expressed their views on the influence of HPR on biological control and one of the earliest and the most pragmatic was Painter (1951) who stated that profound effect on the physiology of the host which may result from feeding on resistant plants, might affect the establishment of insect parasitoids and predators. Subsequent researchers tended to be optimistic and concentrated upon theories that stressed the compatibility of the components. However, in the recent past, it has been observed that expression of morphological, physiological and chemical characteristics of host plants due to resistance genes do reduce the effectiveness of natural enemies in suppressing herbivores (Table 1). With the increased stress on development of resistant cultivars for many crop species, a better perception of the host plant- herbivore-natural enemies interaction is most essential in order to optimise the role of HPR and biological control in IPM. This review is an attempt to highlight the research on the negative interaction (incompatibility) between host plant resistance and parasitoids/predators and its impact on the success of these components in IPM of commercial crops.

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Tandon, P.L. (2001). Negative aspects of Interaction Between Host Plant Resistance and Biological Control and Its Implication in Integrated Pest Management of Crops. In: Upadhyay, R.K., Mukerji, K.G., Chamola, B.P. (eds) Biocontrol Potential and its Exploitation in Sustainable Agriculture. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1377-3_2

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