Document Type
Peer-Review Article
Abstract
The cold hardiness of 'Winoka' and 'Genesee' winter wheats was each significantly less (P = 0.05) when fed upon by bird-cherry oat aphids, Rhopalosiphum padi, than non-infested seedlings. Aphid feeding also reduced the amount of fructans in crown tissue ca. 20% compared to extracts from crowns of non-infested seedlings. It appears that the cold hardiness of these wheat cultivars may have been reduced because of fructan depletion by insect feeding.
Recommended Citation
Wellso, S. G.; Olien, C. R.; and Hoxie, R. P.
1985.
"Winter Wheat Cold Hardiness And Fructan Reserves Affected By Rhopalosiphum Padi (Homoptera: Aphididae) Feeding,"
The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 18
(1)
: 29-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.2578
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol18/iss1/6