Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …

Aphids damage major world food and fiber crops through direct feeding and transmission of
plant viruses. Fortunately, the development of many aphid‐resistant crop plants has …

Aphids, including the bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi), are significant
agricultural pests. The wild relative of barley, Hordeum spontaneum 5 (Hsp5), has been …

Abstract Background Cowpea aphid (CPA; Aphis craccivora) is the most important insect
pest of cowpea and also causes significant yield losses in other legume crops including …

Detoxification enzymes play significant roles in the interactions between insects and host
plants, wherein detoxification-related genes make great contributions. As herbivorous pests …

Alfalfa is one of the most important legume forages in the world and contributes greatly to the
improvement of ecosystems, nutrition, and food security. Diseases caused by pathogens …

Despite their abundance and economic importance, the mechanism of plant resistance to
sap-feeding insects remains poorly understood. Here we deploy meta-analysis and data …

Sap-sucking insects such as aphids cause substantial yield losses in agriculture by draining
plant nutrients as well as vectoring viruses. The main method of control in agriculture is …

This study examined the induction of the defence-related hormones jasmonic acid (JA),
salicylic acid (SA) and abscisic acid (ABA) and the phytoalexin medicarpin in Medicago …

Recent studies have demonstrated that cultivar mixtures can reduce aphid plant acceptance
and population development. It is still unknown as to which underlying mechanisms may …