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SUBMITTER: Sandeep Raj R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5453914 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sandeep Raj R R Thakur Sonal V SV Hussen Vora Shebhan VS Joshi Madhvi N MN Tyagi Shradha Nand SN Bagatharia Snehal B SB
3 Biotech 20170601 2
The exorbitant yield loss incurred by Indian farmers every year (10-90%) in rapeseed-mustard (Brassica juncea) is chiefly attributed to the progressive infestation of mustard fields by Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.), a major insect pest belonging to the family of Homoptera. Currently there are no successful tolerant cultivars developed by conventional means in Brassica juncea with systemic plant responses in the form of direct or indirect defenses against aphid attack. Lack of specific methods for scr ...[more]