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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Physiological, nutritional, and biochemical bases of corn resistance to foliage-feeding fall armyworm"
Author(s):		Chen Y; Ni X; Buntin GD;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223, USA"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2009
Volume:		20090217
Issue:		3
Page Number:		297 - 306
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-009-9600-1
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Three corn (Zea mays) germplasm lines [i.e., Ab24E (susceptible control), Mp708 (resistant control), and a locally selected partial inbred line FAW7050 (resistant)] were examined for Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith; Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistance. Nutritional [i.e., total protein content, amino acids, glucose, total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC), protein to TNC (P/C) ratios] and biochemical (i.e., peroxidase and lipoxygenase 3) properties in the seedlings of these corn lines were examined to categorize resistance mechanisms to S. frugiperda. Physiological changes in photosynthetic rates also were examined in an attempt to explain nutritional and biochemical dynamics among corn germplasm lines and between insect-infested and noninfested corn plants within a germplasm line. Results indicated that S. frugiperda larvae survived better and developed faster in susceptible Ab24E than in resistant FAW7050 or Mp708. The three germplasm lines differed in resistance mechanisms to S. frugiperda, and the observed patterns of resistance were probably collective results of the P/C ratio and defensive proteins. That is, the susceptibility of Ab24E to S. frugiperda was due to a high P/C ratio and a low level of induced defensive compounds in response to insect herbivory, while the resistance of FAW7050 resulted from elevated defensive proteins following insect herbivory, low P/C ratio, and elevated defensive proteins in Mp708 contributed to its resistance to S. frugiperda. The elevated protein amounts in resistant Mp708 and FAW7050 following S. frugiperda injury were likely due to greater conversion of photosynthates to defensive proteins following the greater photosynthetic rates in these entries. Greater photosynthetic capacity in Mp708 and FAW7050 also led to higher amino acid and glucose contents in these two lines. Neither amino acid nor lipoxygenase 3 played a critical role in corn resistance to S. frugiperda. However, high inducibility of peroxidase may be an indicator of S. frugiperda susceptibility as observed elsewhere"
Keywords:		Animals Host-Parasite Interactions Larva/growth & development/physiology Lipoxygenase/metabolism Peroxidase/metabolism Photosynthesis Plant Proteins/metabolism Spodoptera/*growth & development/physiology Zea mays/*metabolism/parasitology;
Notes:		"MedlineChen, Yigen Ni, Xinzhi Buntin, G David eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2009/02/18 J Chem Ecol. 2009 Mar; 35(3):297-306. doi: 10.1007/s10886-009-9600-1. Epub 2009 Feb 17"