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Application of DL-β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) as a root drench to legumes inhibits the growth and reproduction of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

S. Hodge ,
G.A. Thompson  and
G. Powell
S. Hodge*
Affiliation:
Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Ashford, Kent, UK
G.A. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Science, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
G. Powell
Affiliation:
Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Wye Campus, Ashford, Kent, UK
*
*Fax: +44 207 5942640 E-mail: s.hodge@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

DL-β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is a non-protein amino acid that is an effective inducer of resistance against a variety of plant pathogens. However, examples of BABA-induced resistance against insect herbivores have not been reported. We applied BABA as a soil drench to legumes and monitored its effects on the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris). On tic bean (Vicia faba var. minor), BABA increased aphid mortality, caused a reduction in the mean relative growth rate of individual insects and lessened the intrinsic rate of population increase (rm). BABA also caused significant reductions in the growth rate of A. pisum on pea (Pisum sativa), broad bean (Vicia faba var. major), runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), red clover (Trifolium pratense) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa). No direct toxic effects of BABA against A. pisum were found, and no phytotoxic effects that may have caused a reduction in aphid performance were detected. Possible mechanisms behind this BABA-induced inhibition of aphid performance are discussed.

Keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisumHemipteraAphididaeDL-β-aminobutyric acidlegumes
Type
Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 95 , Issue 5 , October 2005 , pp. 449 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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