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Resynthesized lines and cultivars of Brassica napus L. provide sources of resistance to the cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Mrsh.))

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2010

M. Eickermann ,
B. Ulber  and
S. Vidal
M. Eickermann
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Sciences, Agricultural Entomology, Georg-August-University, Grisebachstrasse 6, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
B. Ulber
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Sciences, Agricultural Entomology, Georg-August-University, Grisebachstrasse 6, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
S. Vidal*
Affiliation:
Department of Crop Sciences, Agricultural Entomology, Georg-August-University, Grisebachstrasse 6, D-37077 Goettingen, Germany
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +49 (0)551 3912105 E-mail: svidal@gwdg.de
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Abstract

The cabbage stem weevil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Mrsh.)) (Col., Curculionidae) is a serious pest of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L. var. oleifera Metzg.) in central and northern Europe. Although host-plant resistance is a key tool in integrated pest management systems, resistant genotypes are not yet available for this species. Resynthesized rapeseed lines (B. oleracea L.×B. rapa L.) are broadening the genetic diversity and might have potential as sources of resistance to pest insects. The host quality, of nine resynthesized rapeseed lines and six genotypes of B. napus to cabbage stem weevil, was evaluated in laboratory screening tests and in a semi-field experiment. In dual-choice oviposition tests, female C. pallidactylus laid significantly fewer eggs on five resyntheses and on swede cv ‘Devon Champion’ than on the moderately susceptible oilseed rape cv ‘Express’, indicating a lower host quality of these genotypes. Results of laboratory screenings were confirmed in a semi-field experiment, in which twelve genotypes were exposed to C. pallidactylus females. The number of larvae was significantly lower in two resyntheses and in cv ‘Devon Champion’ than in oilseed rape cv WVB 9. The total, as well as individual, glucosinolate (GSL) content in the leaves differed substantially among the genotypes tested. The amount of feeding by larvae of C. pallidactylus, as measured by a stem-injury coefficient, was positively correlated with the indolyl GSL compounds 3-indolylmethyl and 4-methoxy-3-indolylmethyl, and with the aromatic GSL 2-phenylethyl, whereas it was negatively correlated with 4-hydroxy-3-indolylmethyl. Thus, the composition and concentration of GSL compounds within the plant tissue might be a key factor in breeding for pest resistance in oilseed rape.

Keywords

glucosinolateslarval performanceoilseed raperesynthesissemi-field trialstem injury coefficient
Type
Research Paper
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 101 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 287 - 294
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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