Molecular Interactions Between Plants and Aphids: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
Sunil Kumaraswamy, Yinghua Huang · 2024
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Sunil Kumaraswamy and Yinghua Huang review the molecular arms race between plants and aphids, in a paper from 2024. Aphids are tiny sap-sucking pests that stunt crops and spread plant viruses. Plants sense the bite through receptor proteins and fire a chain of defenses. Hormones rally the response, poisons deter feeding, and blockers gum up the pest's gut.
Aphids fight back with spit proteins that muffle plant alarms. That help lets colonies take hold and thrive. The review gathers fresh work on both sides of the duel. It sorts the plant's tools, from fast signals to slow chemical builds. It also tracks the pest's counter-tools. The authors aim the survey at greener crop defense. Knowing the duel in detail could cut the need for sprayed chemicals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sunil Kumaraswamy, Yinghua Huang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |