2010
Integrating plant resistance and natural enemies for soybean aphid control
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Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Biotic stressCrop protectionField management Pest
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This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth, North Dakota State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University
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Brief Project Summary:

The goal of this project is to integrate the use of beneficial insects and aphid-resistance breeding to reduce the damage by soybean aphid on North Dakota soybean production. The researchers will examine the compatibility of soybean cultivars containing the Rag1 gene for resistance to the soybean aphid with a biological control agent, the parasitic wasp Binodoxys communis, using a combination of greenhouse and field studies. Using biocontrol agents and pest resistant soybean varieties are two strategies that can keep aphid pest levels below threshold where chemical control is necessary.

The objective of this project is to evaluate the compatibility of Rag1-containing cultivars of...

Unique Keywords:
#insects and pests
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