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Feeding preference of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on different date palm cultivars and host biochemical responses to its infestation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2022

Mujahid Manzoor ,
Lei Yang Open the ORCID record for Lei Yang [Opens in a new window] ,
Shaoying Wu ,
Hamadttu El-Shafie ,
Muhammad Saleem Haider  and
Jam Nazeer Ahmad
Mujahid Manzoor*
Affiliation:
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Lei Yang
Affiliation:
Hainan University, Haikou, China
Shaoying Wu*
Affiliation:
Hainan University, Haikou, China
Hamadttu El-Shafie
Affiliation:
Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Saleem Haider
Affiliation:
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Jam Nazeer Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
*
Authors for correspondence: Mujahid Manzoor, Email: mujahid.iags@pu.edu.pk; Shaoying Wu, Email: wsywsy6000@hainanu.edu.cn
Authors for correspondence: Mujahid Manzoor, Email: mujahid.iags@pu.edu.pk; Shaoying Wu, Email: wsywsy6000@hainanu.edu.cn
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Abstract

To counter the insect infestation, plants respond with wide-ranging and highly dynamic biochemical reactions. Of these, the anti-oxidative activity is poorly understood. The red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver), one of the most widespread pests in Pakistan, prefers to infest date palm Phoenix dactylifera. Our present study investigated the feeding preference of RPW to 11 different date palm cultivars and the results suggested that the Hillawi cultivar was most preferred. Greater infestation rate, fecundity and hatching rate were also recorded from Hillawi and Mozawati than other cultivars. No significant decreases were observed in chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophylls and carotenoids of RPW-infested Hillawi cultivar over un-infested control. In contrast, the contents of enzymatic antioxidants including phenols, proline, hydrogen peroxide, anthocyanin, malondialdehyde, ascorbic acid and glycine betaine showed a drastic increase after RPW infestation, and there was enhanced superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase activities. Furthermore, we recorded the increase of total protein and sugar contents in RPW-infested date palms. These findings offer valuable insight into the antioxidative molecular mechanism of date palms under RPW attack and may contribute to the breeding of insect-resistant crops.

Keywords

Defense responseherbivorous insectpest controlPhoenix dactyliferaRhynchophorus ferrugineus
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 112 , Issue 4 , August 2022 , pp. 494 - 501
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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