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The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) is a planthopper species that feeds on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.). These insects are among the most important pests of rice, which is the major staple crop for about half the world's population. [ 1 ]
In 2019, genes that enable host resistance to bacterial blight were engineered into rice, leading to more than ten resistant cultivars. They rely on resistance genes Xa4, xa5, xa13, Xa21, Xa33 and Xa38, and were released for commercial cultivation. [15] The OsSWEET13 transcription promoter is related to resistance in an unusual way. [16]
Sogatella furcifera is a migratory pest of rice in Asia, [2] migrating from tropical and subtropical regions toward northern or northeast Asia in spring and summer. At the end of growing season in autumn, their offspring migrate back to their southern overwintering sites.
Delphacidae is a family of planthoppers containing about 2000 species, distributed worldwide. Delphacids are separated from other "hoppers" by the prominent spur on the tibia of the hindleg. Diet and pest species
A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, [1] in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, [2] a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and that they often "hop" for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers .
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family Cicadellidae. These minute insects , colloquially known as hoppers , are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees.
Nephotettix cincticeps, the rice green leafhopper, is a species of true bug in the family Cicadellidae. It is a vector of virus diseases in rice and also a pest of barnyard millet . [ 1 ] It is a key insect vector transmitting rice dwarf virus (RDV) that causes rice dwarf disease.
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