Free proline accumulation in sugarcane under water restriction and spittlebug infestation Acúmulo de prolina em cana-de-açúcar sob estresse hídrico ou submetida ao ataque de cigarrinha-das-raízes

Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) has become a key pest in the sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) fields of center-south Brazil. Although some control technologies have shown to be efficient, the damage promoted by this spittlebug species and its interaction with sugarcane are poor...

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Published in:	Scientia Agricola
Main Authors:	Eduardo Rossini Guimarães, Miguel Angelo Mutton, Márcia Justino Rossini Mutton, Maria Inês Tiraboschi Ferro, Gisele Cristina Ravaneli, Jorge Alberto da Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2008-12-01
Subjects:	Mahanarva fimbriolata Saccharum spp. acúmulo de prolina déficit hídrico proline accumulation water deficit
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162008000600009