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Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya.

Gichuhi, J.; Subramanian, S.; Khamis, F. M.; van den Berg, J.; du Plessis, H.; Ekesi, Sunday.; Herren, J. (bioRxiv, 2019)

The invasive fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a polyphagous pest that causes widespread damage particularly to maize and sorghum in Africa. The microbiome associated with S. frugiperda could play ...
Molasses grass induces direct and indirect defense responses in neighbouring maize plants.

Tolosa, T. A.; Kidoido, A.; Midega, C. A. O.; van den Berg, J.; Birkett, M. A.; Woodcock, C.M.; Bruce, T. J.; Kelemu, S.; Pickett, J. A.; Khan, Z. R. (Springer, 2019)

Plants have evolved intricate defence strategies against herbivore attack which can include activation of defence in response to stress-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by neighbouring plants. VOCs released ...

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