Resistance of forage grasses to Blissus pulchellus Montandon (Hemiptera: Blissidae)
Jaime E. Simon,
Roberto D. de Medeiros,
Antonio C. S. Lima
et al.
Abstract:Chinch bugs [Blissus pulchellus Montandon (Hemiptera: Blissidae)] suck the phloem from susceptible forage grasses, injecting toxins that destroy plant vessels and compromise the flow of water and nutrients, leading to plant death. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess eight forage grasses for antixenosis resistance to B. pulchellus and compare the anatomical characteristics of leaf sheath tissue from resistant and susceptible species/cultivars. Experiments were conducted in a laboratory and greenhouse, usi… Show more
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