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Guruswamy M, Marimuthu M, Coll M. Negative Effects of Phthorimaea absoluta-Resistant Tomato Genotypes on the Zoophytophagous Biocontrol Agent, Orius laevigatus (Fieber) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). Insects 2023; 14:160. [PMID: 36835729 PMCID: PMC9965615 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Complex interactions between host plant resistance (HPR) and biological control agents, particularly omnivorous predators, can shape the outcome of an integrated pest management (IPM) program. However, such interactions are seldom explored during plant breeding programs. Therefore, in the present study, we compared the performance of the omnivorous biological control agent Orius laevigatus on six tomato genotypes with different levels of resistance to the tomato leaf miner Phthorimaea absoluta. We found that the O. laevigatus fitness components (i.e., egg deposition, egg hatching rate, and duration of egg, early nymphal, late nymphal stages, and their survival) were inferior on the wild resistant genotypes (LA 716 and LA 1777) in comparison to the resistant domesticated genotype EC 620343 and the susceptible genotypes (EC 705464 and EC 519819). It appears that the adverse effects of tomato genotypes on O. laevigatus are determined mainly by glandular and non-glandular trichome densities on the leaves. Comparison of O. laevigatus response to the tested tomato cultivars to that of P. absoluta revealed significant positive correlations in duration of the egg stages, development time of early and late larval stages, and overall immature mortality in both species. It appears, therefore, that defensive plant traits operate in a similar way on the pest and its predator in the system. Overall, the present study of the tomato-P. absoluta-O. laevigatus system provides experimental evidence for the need to optimize pest management by employing intermediate levels of crop resistance together with biological control agents.
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Affiliation(s)
- Megha Guruswamy
- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Arena C, Conti S, Francesca S, Melchionna G, Hájek J, Barták M, Barone A, Rigano MM. Eco-Physiological Screening of Different Tomato Genotypes in Response to High Temperatures: A Combined Field-to-Laboratory Approach. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:plants9040508. [PMID: 32326566 PMCID: PMC7238220 DOI: 10.3390/plants9040508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
High temperatures represent a limitation for growth and development of many crop species. Several studies have demonstrated that the yield reduction of tomato under high temperatures and drought is mainly due to a photosynthetic decline. In this paper, a set of 15 tomato genotypes were screened for tolerance to elevated temperatures by cultivating plants under plastic walk-in tunnels. To assess the potential tolerance of tomato genotypes to high temperatures, measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence, pigments content and leaf functional traits have been carried out together with the evaluation of the final yields. Based on the greenhouse trials, a group of eight putative heat-sensitive and heat-tolerant tomato genotypes was selected for laboratory experiments aimed at investigating the effects of short-term high temperatures treatments in controlled conditions. The chlorophyll fluorescence induction kinetics were recorded on detached leaves treated for 60 min at 35 °C or at 45 °C. The last treatment significantly affected the photosystem II (PSII) photochemical efficiency (namely maximum PSII quantum efficiency, Fv/Fm, and quantum yield of PSII electron transport, ΦPSII) and the non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) in the majority of genotypes. The short-term heat shock treatments also led to significant differences in the shape of the slow Kautsky kinetics and its significant time points (chlorophyll fluorescence levels minimum O, peak P, semi-steady state S, maximum M, terminal steady state T) compared to the control, demonstrating heat shock-induced changes in PSII functionality. Genotypes potentially tolerant to high temperatures have been identified. Our findings support the idea that chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (i.e., ΦPSII or NPQ) and some leaf functional traits may be used as a tool to detect high temperatures-tolerant tomato cultivars.
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- Carmen Arena
- Department of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Napoli, Italy;
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy; (S.C.); (S.F.); (G.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy; (S.C.); (S.F.); (G.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy; (S.C.); (S.F.); (G.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, University Campus Bohunice, Kamenice 753/5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (J.H.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, University Campus Bohunice, Kamenice 753/5, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (J.H.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy; (S.C.); (S.F.); (G.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy; (S.C.); (S.F.); (G.M.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +0039-0812-532125
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