Dabrowski, Z.T. and Patel, N.Y. (1981) Investigations on physiological components of Atherigona soccata larvae and their interaction with sorghum—I. Larval enzymes. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2 (1-2). pp. 73-76.
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Abstract
The assumption was made that for a complete understanding of the feeding behaviour and nutrition of Atherigona soccata larvae on various cultivars of sorghum, it was necessary to investigate the relationship between plant chemicals occurring in resistant sorghum plants and the digestive enzymes of larvae. However, at least an introduction to the anatomical organization of the alimentary canal of larvae is needed to understand the digestion and absorption of food taken from resistant and susceptible sorghum lines. The present preliminary investigation was undertaken to determine qualitatively some of the enzymes present in the gut and salivary glands of the third instar by locating enzymes histochemically on polyacrylamide gels
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Atherigona soccata; alimentary canal; enzymes; resistance; salivary glands; sorghum shootfly |
| Author Affiliation: | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2013 08:56 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2013 08:56 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400002198 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/9647 |
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