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SUBMITTER: Zhong Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3893187 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhong Yunpeng Y Wang Biao B Yan Junhui J Cheng Linjing L Yao Luming L Xiao Liang L Wu Tianlong T
PloS one 20140115 1
Priming can improve plant innate capability to deal with the stresses caused by both biotic and abiotic factors. In this study, the effect of DL-β-amino-n-butyric acid (BABA) against Aphis glycines Matsumura, the soybean aphid (SA) was evaluated. We found that 25 mM BABA as a root drench had minimal adverse impact on plant growth and also efficiently protected soybean from SA infestation. In both choice and non-choice tests, SA number was significantly decreased to a low level in soybean seedlin ...[more]