Advances in the resistance of sunflower plants to the sunflower moth
Author of the article:MENG Rui-Xia1** BAI Quan-Jiang2 LIU Wen-Ming1 ZHAO Yan-Ping1 ZHANG Qing-Wen3 plants to the sunfl
Author's Workplace： 1. College of Agronomy, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010019, China; 2. Institute of Plant Protection, Academy ofAgricultural Sciences of Inner Mongolia, Huhhot 010000, China; 3. China Agricultural University, Beijing 100010, China
Key Words：Homoeosoma nebulellum, Homoeosoma electellum, antibiosis, glandular trichome, achene pericarp, phytomelanin, sesquiterpene lactones
Abstract：
The sunflower moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is one of the most serious pests of sunflower heads and seeds resulting in heavy economic losses to sunflower growers. This paper reviews the current status of resistance of sunflowers to two closely related species of sunflower moth, Homoeosoma nebulellum Denis et Schiffermüller and Homoeosoma electellum Hulst. Interactions between the morphological structure and chemical composition of different sunflower varieties, and the effects of tubular florets, achene characteristics and secondary components (phytomelanin, sesquiterpene lactones, and pollen extracts) on resistance are outlined. Finally, some potentially useful traits for breeding more resistant sunflower varieties are proposed.