The sorghum epicuticular wax locus Bloomless2 reduces plant damage in P898012 caused by the sugarcane aphid

Abstract The sugarcane aphid [Melanaphis sacchari] has been rapidly spreading in the southern United States with devastating impacts on sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Previous studies have shown the sorghum epicuticular wax mutants, in particular a bloomless2 (bm2) mutant and a sparse bloom...

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Main Authors: Karen Harris‐Shultz, Somashekhar Punnuri, Joseph E. Knoll, Xinzhi Ni, Hongliang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20008