Terpene-Mediated Parasitoid Host Location Behavior on Transgenic and Classically Bred Apple Genotypes

Document information Document title Terpene-Mediated Parasitoid Host Location Behavior on Transgenic and Classically Bred Apple Genotypes Typ of document Report Authors Ute Vogler, An a !" Rott, Cesare Gessler, !ilvia #orn A stract Terpene-$ediated interactions %et&een transgenic or classically %red apple genotypes and associated insects &ere investigated" Apple genotypes &ere either resistant or s'scepti%le to Vent'ria inae('alis that ca'ses apple sca%" They &ere s'% ected to in)estation %y Phyllonorycter lea)$iners and*or inoc'lation &ith V" inae('alis" Apple lea) e+tracts &ere analy,ed %y gas chro$atography-$ass spectro$etry to ('anti)y s('alene, a triterpene -no&n to $ediate host location %y Pholetesor parasitoids that are speciali,ed on lea)$iners" !('alene contents in lea)$iner-in)ested leaves di))ered %et&een the transgenic apple sca% resistant line and a classically %red c'ltivar sharing the sa$e resistance gene" This resistant c'ltivar sho&ed an increase in s('alene contents )ro$ healthy to lea)$iner-in)ested leaves" This &as not the case in the transgenic resistant line" Ho&ever, there &as also no increase in the s'scepti%le isogenic c'ltivar" Behavioral %ioassays &ith parasitoid )e$ales also re)lected these )indings" Hence, alterations in lea) che$istry and corresponding responses o) the parasitoid are apparent a$ong classically %red c'ltivars, rather than in the genetically $odi)ied resistant line" !ummary Contact .TH /0rich, 1nstit't )0r P)lan,en&issenscha)ten 1P2 !eries definition "ditors !eries title Pages in series 3345 6 3347 !eries volume Pu lisher Pu lisher Pu lication place Pu lication year 8559 #um er of pages $!B# Code Distri ution information Distri ution media Price Ho% to order Distri ution contact Do%nload -