Sanket Shinde

Disruption of Fatty Acid Desaturase Gene Alters Aphid Resistance and Volatile Emissions in Sorghum

ABSTRACT Jasmonic acid (JA)‐deficient msd3 sorghum mutants exhibit contrasting resistance phenotypes against sugarcane aphids (SCA; Melanaphis sacchari ), which promotes aphid settling at early time points while providing antibiosis‐mediated resistance at later stages. Here we in...

The nutritional interface between plants and aphids: mechanisms, constraints, adaptations and knowledge gaps

Abstract Aphids are among the most economically destructive agricultural pests worldwide and are highly specialized phloem feeders. Their success relies on complex interactions with plant vascular tissues and their microbial symbionts. Despite significant advances in aphid biolog...