Bull. Spec. CORESTA Congress, Jerez de la Frontera, 1992, p. 144, P4, ISSN.0525-6240
The cuticular chemistry of aphid resistant tobaccos
USDA-ARS, Athens, GA, USA
Most Nicotiana tabacum types have multicellular glanded trichomes which produce chemical secretions containing diterpenes and/or sugar esters. Our work indicates that these components affect tobacco aphids, Myzus nicotianae Blackman, in several ways,...