Abstract Phloem-feeding insects (PFIs), of which aphids are the largest group, are major
agricultural pests causing extensive damage to crop plants. In contrast to chewing insects …

Soybean staygreen syndrome, characterized by delayed leaf and stem senescence,
abnormal pods, and aborted seeds, has recently become a serious and prominent problem …

Aphids are phloem sap-feeding insects common as pests in various crops. Here we review
62 omics studies of aphid/plant interactions to search for indications of how aphids may …

Aphids secrete diverse repertoires of salivary effectors into host plant cells to promote
infestation by modulating plant defence. The greenbug Schizaphis graminum is an important …

Callose deposition is induced in plants by various stress factors such as when plants are
attacked by herbivores and pathogens. In the case of aphids, callose plugging of aphid …

Hard red winter wheat crops on the US Southern Great Plains often experience moderate to
severe drought stress, especially during the grain filling stage, resulting in significant yield …

Background Schizaphis graminum is one of the most important and devastating cereal
aphids worldwide, and its feeding can cause chlorosis and necrosis in wheat. However, little …

The 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid reductases (OPRs), which belong to the old yellow enzyme
(OYE) family, are flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-dependent oxidoreductases with critical …

Background Infestation of the phytotoxic aphid Schizaphis graminum can rapidly induce leaf
chlorosis in susceptible plants, but this effect is not observed with the nonphytotoxic aphid …

Cucumber, a very important vegetable crop worldwide, is easily damaged by pests. Aphids
(Aphis gossypii Glover) are among the most serious pests in cucumber production and often …