Laboratory and field evaluation of maize resistance to the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

Spider mites are some of the most important agricultural pests worldwide, jeopardizing maize production across many continents. However, mechanisms of resistance to spider mite in maize remain unclear. Here, we report data from resistant and susceptible maize varieties, Jingke968 and Xianyu335 along...

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Published in:Journal of pest science 2024-06, Vol.97 (3), p.1515-1523
Main Authors: Di, Ning, Shi, Zi, Harwood, James D., Chen, Yafeng, Wang, Jiarong, Zhu, Zhengyang, Wang, Su, Desneux, Nicolas, Zhao, Jiuran, Ren, Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Corn
Crop production
DNA fingerprints
Ecology
Entomology
Environmental Sciences
Fecundity
Females
Forestry
Herbivores
Insects
Laboratories
Leaves
Life Sciences
Males
Mites
New varieties
Original Paper
Pest control
Pest resistance
Pesticides
Pests
Plant breeding
Plant Pathology
Plant Sciences
Science
Seeds
Stomata
Tetranychus urticae
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Summary:Spider mites are some of the most important agricultural pests worldwide, jeopardizing maize production across many continents. However, mechanisms of resistance to spider mite in maize remain unclear. Here, we report data from resistant and susceptible maize varieties, Jingke968 and Xianyu335 along with their parental lines, and investigate their responses to Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae). A significantly lower female adult mite population and total mite numbers were recorded in the resistant variety, Jingke968, compared to Xianyu335. Similarly, mite fecundity on Jingke968 was substantially lower compared to Xianyu335, which could be associated with its highly resistant parental line Jing92. Stomatal dimensions also showed a close correlation with the fitness of spider mites on the two maize varieties and four parental lines. Tetranychus urticae population numbers under field conditions showed lower mite densities (numbers per plant) in Jingke968 and Jing92 (75% and 89% lower, respectively) than the most sensitive line PH6WC, hinting toward a high level of resistance to spider mites in these maize lines. Our study provides new insights for mechanisms of physical defense to spider mites in maize and contributed to the basis for pest control and breeding of maize varieties.
ISSN:1612-4758
1612-4766
DOI:10.1007/s10340-023-01716-3