Does the plant defense priming compound β-aminobutyric acid affect the performance of Macrolophus pygmaeus when used to control Bemisia tabaci in tomato?
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Durán Prieto, J.
Alomar, O.
Agustí, N.
Battaglia, D.
Fanti, P.
Trotta, V.
Castañé, C.
Publication date
2020-09-14ISSN
0334-2123
Abstract
The β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a plant defense priming compound highly effective in controlling important tomato diseases and plant-parasitic nematodes. It has also been shown to induce resistance against phytophagous insects such as aphids. This study examines the effect of BABA on the performance of the tomato pest Bemisia tabaci (MEAM 1, previously known as Biotype B) and its zoophytophagous predator Macrolophus pygmaeus under laboratory and greenhouse conditions. Tomato plants were treated with BABA 25 mM applied by soil drenching. The effect of BABA on the fertility and juvenile development of two generations of B. tabaci and M. pygmaeus was evaluated. Our results showed no effect of BABA on the juvenile development or adult fecundity/fertility of both the whitefly and its predator. The non-interference of BABA with M. pygmaeus and B. tabaci assures that the control of the whitefly with this mirid bug will not be affected when this elicitor is applied to the crop. Further studies are needed to clarify the mechanisms underlying BABA-plant-whitefly-predatory myrids interactions.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
632 - Plant damage, injuries. Plant diseases. Pests, organisms injurious to plants. Plant protection
Pages
28
Publisher
Springer
Is part of
Phytoparasitica
Citation
Prieto, J. Durán, O. Alomar, N. Agustí, D. Battaglia, P. Fanti, V. Trotta, and C. Castañé. 2021. "Does The Plant Defense Priming Compound Β-Aminobutyric Acid Affect The Performance Of Macrolophus Pygmaeus When Used To Control Bemisia Tabaci In Tomato?". Phytoparasitica 49 (2): 195-205. doi:10.1007/s12600-020-00850-3.
Grant agreement number
MICINN/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/AGL2011‐24349/ES/Identificación y evaluación de depredadores y sus fuentes de colonización para favorecer el control biológico por conservación en cultivos hortícolas/
Program
Protecció Vegetal Sostenible
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