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      Within-plant distribution of cotton aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in cotton cultivars with colored fibers

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          We describe the vertical and horizontal distribution of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover within a cotton plant in two cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus) cultivars (BRS Safira and BRS Rubí) with colored fiber over the time. Measurements of aphid population dynamics and distribution in the cotton plants were recorded in intervals of seven days. The number of apterous or alate aphids and their specific locations were recorded, using as a reference point the location of nodes on the mainstem of the plant and also those on the leaves present on branches and fruit structures. The number of apterous aphids found on the cultivar BRS Safira (56,515 aphids) was greater than that found on BRS Rubí (50,537 aphids). There was no significant difference between the number of alate aphids found on the cultivars BRS Safira (365 aphids/plant) and BRS Rubí (477 aphids/plant). There were interactions between cotton cultivar and plant age, between plant region and plant age, and between cultivar and plant region for apterous aphids. The results of this study are of great importance in improving control strategies for A. gossypii in the naturally-colored cotton cultivars BRS Safira and BRS Rubí.

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          Nós descrevemos a distribuição vertical e horizontal do pulgão do algodoeiro Aphis gossypii Glover dentro da planta de algodão (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus), em dois cultivares com fibras coloridas (BRS Safira and BRS Rubí) ao longo do seu desenvolvimento. Medidas de dinâmicas de populações e distribuição de A. gossypii nas plantas de algodão foram registradas em intervalos de sete dias. O número de afídeos ápteros ou alados e suas localizações específicas foram registrados, usando-se como ponto de referência a localização do nó no caule principal da planta e também aqueles presentes nas folhas de ramos e estruturas frutíferas. O número de afídeos ápteros encontrados na cultivar BRS Safira (56.515 afídeos) foi maior do que o encontrado na BRS Rubí (50.537 afídeos). Não houve diferença significativa entre o número de afídeos alados encontrados na BRS Safira (365 afídeos/planta) e na BRS Rubí (477 afídeos/planta). Ocorreram interações entre cultivar de algodão e idade da planta, entre região da planta e idade da planta e entre cultivar e região da planta para pulgões ápteros. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo são de grande importância na melhoria das estratégias de controle de A. gossypii nas cultivares de algodão com fibras coloridas BRS Safira e BRS Rubí.

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              Expression of a bacterial mtlD gene in transgenic tobacco leads to production and accumulation of mannitol.

              A bacterial gene encoding mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase, mtlD, was engineered for expression in higher plants. Gene constructions were stably incorporated into tobacco plants. The mtlD gene was expressed and translated into a functional enzyme in tobacco, resulting in the synthesis and accumulation of mannitol, which was identified by NMR and mass spectroscopy. Mannitol concentrations exceeded 6 mumol/g (fresh weight) in the leaves and in the roots of some transformants, whereas this sugar alcohol was not detected in these organs of wild-type tobacco plants or of untransformed tobacco plants that underwent the same regeneration scheme. These experiments demonstrate that branch-points in plant carbohydrate metabolism can be generated by which novel gene products can utilize endogenous substrates to divert metabolic energy into novel compounds. Additionally, the system described here allows for physiological studies in which the responses of wild-type and transgenic tobacco to various environmental stimuli can be compared directly. Such studies will facilitate our understanding of the roles of sugar alcohols (e.g., in stress tolerance) in higher plants.
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                aabc
                Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
                An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.
                Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                0001-3765
                1678-2690
                September 2012
                : 84
                : 3
                : 707-721
                Affiliations
                [02] Viçosa MG orgnameUniversidade Federal de Viçosa orgdiv1Departamento de Biologia Animal Brasil
                [01] Campina Grande PB orgnameEmbrapa Algodão orgdiv1Unidade de Controle Biológico Brasil
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                S0001-37652012000300013 S0001-3765(12)08400313
                10.1590/S0001-37652012005000040
                5afa376e-1bfd-4d94-81ed-fbd59f8fbc18

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 21 December 2010
                : 12 August 2010
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                Biological Sciences

                distribuição,Aphis gossypii,comportamento,algodão com fibras coloridas,behavior,cotton with colored fibers,distribution

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