Resumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de seis plantas daninhas e do algodoeiro no desenvolvimento, reprodução e sobrevivência do percevejo predador Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) sob escassez parcial de presas, alimentação em intervalos de três dias, e ausência total de presas.
Phytophagy by Podisus nigrispinus on cotton plants and weedsAbstract -This work evaluated the effect of six weeds and cotton plants on predatory stinkbug Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) development, reproduction and survival under partial prey scarcity, three days feeding intervals, and total absence of prey. Nymphal developmental periods under partial prey scarceness with three days of feeding intervals were higher on Ricinus communis and lower on Bidens pilosa. Partial prey scarcity did not affect nymphal viability, adult female weight and reproductive characteristics, but male weight and female longevity were reduced in Desmodium tortuosum and R. communis, respectively. Podisus nigrispinus showed better performance on Amaranthus hybridus, D. tortuosum and R. communis based on the life table parameters. Nymphs reared under total absence of prey lived longer on Ageratum conyzoides, B. pilosa, D. tortuosum and Euphorbia heterophylla; however, they did not live beyond the third ínstar. Longevity of P. nigrispinus females was improved depending on the plant available ranging from 15.7 days on Gossypium hirsutum to 29.8 days on A. conyzoides. The plant availability under total absence of prey, however, was not sufficient to endure female sexual maturation and egg production.
The aim of this work was to test if egg viability of polyandrous females was increased with increasing number of matings. Longevity and reproductive output of females of the predatory stinkbug
The polyamines, putrescine, spermidine and spermine, are low-molecular weight substances, synthesized in eucariot cells from their immediate precursor, ornithine. The polyamines are found in fruits and vegetables, foods of animal origin and fermented food products. As plant growth regulators, are believed to be involved in several physiological processes. Gibberellins are plant hormones that regulate growth and influence various developmental processes and are derived via the ent-gibberellane skeleton. Gibberellins are synthesized by the terpenoid pathway in plastids and then modified in the endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol until they reach their biologically-active form. Here, we show the importance gibberellin and polyamines functions in plant growth, development, and postharvest senescence of various ornamental plants. Studies initiated on the application of the polyamines and gibberellins in ornamental plants should improve our knowledge in the future.
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