Biointeractions and Crop Protection

TitleBiointeractions and Crop Protection
TypeScience Department
InstituteRothamsted Research
HeadLin Field
Executive AssistantSheila Bishop

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Population genomics of selectively neutral genetic structure and herbicide resistance in UK populations of Alopecurus myosuroides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Dixon, A., Comont, D., Slavov, G. and Neve, P. 2020. Population genomics of selectively neutral genetic structure and herbicide resistance in UK populations of Alopecurus myosuroides. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6174

Widespread distribution of resistance to triazole fungicides in Brazilian populations of the wheat blast pathogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Poloni, N. M., Carvalho, G., Vicentini, S. N. C., Dorigan, A. F., Maciel, J. L. N., McDonald, B. A., Moreira, S. I., Hawkins, N. J., Fraaije, B. A., Kelly, D. E., Kelly, S. L. and Ceresini, P. C. 2020. Widespread distribution of resistance to triazole fungicides in Brazilian populations of the wheat blast pathogen. Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13288

Overexpression of ICE1 gene in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) for cold tolerance

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Rout, G. R., Bansal, A., Swain, D., Jadhao, K. R., Shelke, R. G. and Panda, S. K. 2020. Overexpression of ICE1 gene in mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) for cold tolerance. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-020-01944-w

Field Validation of Senesced Banana Leaf Extracts for Trapping Banana Weevils on Smallholder Banana/Plantain Farms

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Birkett, M. A., Osafo-Acquaah, S., Powers, S. J. and Pickett, J. A. 2020. Field Validation of Senesced Banana Leaf Extracts for Trapping Banana Weevils on Smallholder Banana/Plantain Farms. Journal of Applied Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12838

Novel Multiplex and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays for Rapid Species and Mating-Type Identification of Oculimacula acuformis and O. yallundae (Causal Agents of Cereal Eyespot), and Application for Detection of Ascospore Dispersal and in planta Use

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
King, K. M., Eyres, G. J., West, J. S., Siraf, C., Matusinsky, P., Palicova, J., Canning, G., Bateman, G. L., Fraaije, B. A. and Dyer, P. S. 2020. Novel Multiplex and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assays for Rapid Species and Mating-Type Identification of Oculimacula acuformis and O. yallundae (Causal Agents of Cereal Eyespot), and Application for Detection of Ascospore Dispersal and in planta Use. Phytopathology. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-04-20-0116-R

Ten amazing facts about aphids

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Harrington, R. 2020. Ten amazing facts about aphids. Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 52 (1), pp. 69-72.

Review: Allelochemicals as multi-kingdom plant defence compounds: Towards an integrated approach

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hickman, D. T., Rasmussen, A., Ritz, K., Birkett, M. A. and Neve, P. 2020. Review: Allelochemicals as multi-kingdom plant defence compounds: Towards an integrated approach. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6076

Silicon amendment induces synergistic plant defense mechanism against pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens Walker.) in finger millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.).

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jadhao, K. R., Bansal, A. and Rout, G. R. 2020. Silicon amendment induces synergistic plant defense mechanism against pink stem borer (Sesamia inferens Walker.) in finger millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.). Scientific Reports. 10 (Article), p. 4229. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61182-0

Odorant binding proteins promote flight activity in the migratory insect, Helicoverpa armigera

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Minter, M., Homem, R. A., Michaelson, L. V., Venthur, H., Lim, K.S., Withers, A., Xi, J., Jones, C. M. and Zhou, J-J. 2020. Odorant binding proteins promote flight activity in the migratory insect, Helicoverpa armigera. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15556

Fly-Tox: A panel of transgenic flies expressing pest and pollinator cytochrome P450s

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
McLeman, A., Troczka, B. J., Homem, R. A., Duarte, A., Zimmer, C. T., Garrood, W. T., Pym, A., Beadle, K., Reid, R. J., Douris, V., Vontas, J., Davies, T. G. E., Ffrench-Constant, R., Nauen, R. and Bass, C. G. 2020. Fly-Tox: A panel of transgenic flies expressing pest and pollinator cytochrome P450s. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. p. 104674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104674

Repellency and Composition of Essential Oils of Selected Ethnobotanical Plants Used in Western Kenya against Bites of Anopheles gambiae Sensu Stricto

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ywaya, D. O., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., Ochola J. B., Lwande, W., Wachira, B. M., Hassanali, A. and Ng'ang'a M. M. 2020. Repellency and Composition of Essential Oils of Selected Ethnobotanical Plants Used in Western Kenya against Bites of Anopheles gambiae Sensu Stricto. Journal of essential oil bearing plants. 23 (3), pp. 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/0972060X.2020.1780954

Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Singh, B., Simon, A. L., Halsey, K., Kurup, S., Clark, S. J. and Aradottir, G. I. 2020. Characterisation of bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) behaviour and aphid host preference in relation to partially resistant and susceptible wheat landraces. Annals of Applied Biology. 177 (2), pp. 184-194. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12616

Novel use of PDMS tubing for in-soil capture of plant natural products

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Vuts, J., Magalhaes, D. M., Morgana-Leal-Soares, A., Ratnayaka, A., Caulfield, J. C. and Birkett, M. A. 2020. Novel use of PDMS tubing for in-soil capture of plant natural products. Journal Of Chromatography B. 1161, p. 122451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122451

Inefficient weapon—the role of plant secondary metabolites in cotton defence against the boll weevil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Magalhaes, D., Borges, M., Laumann, R. A., Caulfield, J. C., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, M. C. 2020. Inefficient weapon—the role of plant secondary metabolites in cotton defence against the boll weevil. Planta. 252, p. 94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-020-03497-w

Identification of a non-host semiochemical from miniature pinscher, Canis lupus familiaris, that repels Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zeringota, V., Pereira-Junior, R., Sarria, A. L. F., Henrique, A., Birkett, M. A. and Borges, L. 2020. Identification of a non-host semiochemical from miniature pinscher, Canis lupus familiaris, that repels Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae). Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 12 (1), p. 101582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101582

Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops: An evaluation from long‐term field experiments

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Van Den Bosch, F., Blake, J., Gosling, P., Helps, J. C. and Paveley, N. 2020. Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose as resistance develops: An evaluation from long‐term field experiments. Plant Pathology. 69 (4), pp. 631-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13155

Determinants of optimal insecticide resistance management strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Helps, J. C., Paveley, N. D., White, S. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2020. Determinants of optimal insecticide resistance management strategies. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 503, p. 110383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110383

Contrasting population structure and demographic history of cereal aphids in different environmental and agricultural landscapes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Morales-Hojas, R., Jingxuan, S., Alvira-Iraizoz, F., Tan, X. and Chen, J. 2020. Contrasting population structure and demographic history of cereal aphids in different environmental and agricultural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. 10 (18), pp. 9647-9662. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6565

Development of an attract-and-infect device for biological control of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in poultry houses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hassemer, M. J., Lopes, R. B., Borges, M., Alves, L. F. A, Withall, D. M., Pickett, J. A., Laumann, R. A., Birkett, M. A. and Blassioli-Moraes, C. 2020. Development of an attract-and-infect device for biological control of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in poultry houses . Biological Control. 2020 (149), p. 104326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104326

The genetic architecture of a host shift: An adaptive walk protected an aphid and its endosymbiont from plant chemical defenses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Singh, K. S., Troczka, B. J., Duarte, A., Balabanidou, V., Trissi, N., Paladino, L. Z. C., Nguyen, P., Zimmer, C. T., Papapostolou, K. M., Randall, E., Lueke, B., Marec, F., Mazzoni, E., Williamson, M. S., Hayward, A., Nauen, R., Vontas, J. and Bass, C. G. 2020. The genetic architecture of a host shift: An adaptive walk protected an aphid and its endosymbiont from plant chemical defenses. Science Advances. 6 (19), p. eaba1070. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aba1070

Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Haslam, R. P., Hamilton, M. L., Economou, C., Smith, Richard T., Hassall, K. L., Napier, J. A. and Sayanova, O. V. 2020. Overexpression of an endogenous type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum enhances lipid production and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content . Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13 (87). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-020-01726-8

Functional evaluation of a homologue of plant rapid alkalinisation factor (RALF) peptides in Fusarium graminearum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Machado, A., Walker, C., Lee, W., Urban, M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2020. Functional evaluation of a homologue of plant rapid alkalinisation factor (RALF) peptides in Fusarium graminearum . Fungal Biology. 124 (9), pp. 753-765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2020.05.001

Evolutionary trade-offs of insecticide resistance – the fitness costs associated with target-site mutations in the nAChR of Drosophila melanogaster

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Homem, R. A., Buttery, B., Richardson, E., Tan, Y., Field, L. M., Williamson, M. S. and Davies, T. G. E. 2020. Evolutionary trade-offs of insecticide resistance – the fitness costs associated with target-site mutations in the nAChR of Drosophila melanogaster. Molecular Ecology. 29, pp. 2661-2675. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15503

Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Birkett, M. A., Robinson, A., Bristow, J., Holl, M. V., Makalo, P, Alemayehu, W., Bailey, R., McLeod, D., Caulfield, J. C., Sarah, V., Pickett, J. A., Dewhirst, S. Y., Chen Hussey, V., Woodcock, C. M., D'Alessandro, U., Last, A., Burton, M., Lindsay, S. and Logan, J. G. 2020. Responses of the putative trachoma vector, Musca sorbens, to volatile semiochemicals from human faeces. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (3), p. e0007719. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007719

UK aphid migration percentiles, covariates and model outputs from the Rothamsted Insect Survey's 12.2 m suction-trap network: 1965 to 2018

N - Datasets
Bourhis, Y., Bell, J. R., Van Den Bosch, F. and Milne, A. E. 2020. UK aphid migration percentiles, covariates and model outputs from the Rothamsted Insect Survey's 12.2 m suction-trap network: 1965 to 2018. Rothamsted Research. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.979yv

Transcriptional profile of genes involved in the production of terpenes and glyceollins in response to biotic stresses in soybean

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Parmezan, T. R., Brito Junior, S. L., De Carvalho, K., De Aquino, M., Birkett, M. A., Pickett, J. A., De Oliveira Nunes, E., Abdelnor, R. V., Hoffmann Campo, C. B. and Marcelino-Guimaraes, F. C. 2020. Transcriptional profile of genes involved in the production of terpenes and glyceollins in response to biotic stresses in soybean. Genetics and Molecular Biology. 43 (4), p. e20190388. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0388

Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum strain CML3066 isolated from a wheat spike in Southern Brazil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wood, A. K. M., King, R., Urban, M., Nicolli, C. P., Del Ponte, E. M. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2020. Genome Sequence of Fusarium graminearum strain CML3066 isolated from a wheat spike in Southern Brazil. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 9 (19), pp. e00157-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00157-20

Modeling the sustainability and economics of stacked herbicide-tolerant traits and early weed management strategy for waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, C., Neve, P., Glasgow, L., Wuerffel, R. J., Owen, M.D.K. and Kaundun, S. S. 2020. Modeling the sustainability and economics of stacked herbicide-tolerant traits and early weed management strategy for waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) control. Weed Science. 68 (2), pp. 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1017/wsc.2020.6

Evolution of generalist resistance to herbicide mixtures reveals a trade-off in resistance management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comont, D., Lowe, C., Hull, R. I., Crook, L., Hicks, H., Onkokesung, N., Beffa, R., Childs, D., Edwards, R., Freckleton, R. and Neve, P. 2020. Evolution of generalist resistance to herbicide mixtures reveals a trade-off in resistance management. Nature Communications. 11, p. 3086. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16896-0

Changes in phenology and abundance of suction‐trapped Diptera from a farmland site in the UK over four decades

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Grabener, S., Oldeland, J., Shortall, C. R. and Harrington, R. 2020. Changes in phenology and abundance of suction‐trapped Diptera from a farmland site in the UK over four decades. Ecological Entomology. 45 (5), pp. 1215-1219. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12873

Electrophysiologically and behaviourally active semiochemicals identified from bed bug refuge substrate

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Birkett, M. A., Weeks, E. N. I., Logan, J. G., Caulfield, J. C., Gazan, S. A., Welham, S. J., Brugman, V. A., Pickett, J. A. and Cameron, M. M. 2020. Electrophysiologically and behaviourally active semiochemicals identified from bed bug refuge substrate. Scientific Reports. (10), p. article 4590. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61368-6

Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable gene function studies in black-grass

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mellado-Sanchez, M., Mcdiarmid, F., Cardoso, V., Kanyuka, K. and Macgregor, D. 2020. Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable gene function studies in black-grass . Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00205

Adopting epidemiological approaches for herbicide resistance monitoring and management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Comont, D. and Neve, P. 2020. Adopting epidemiological approaches for herbicide resistance monitoring and management. Weed Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12420

Bioactivities of synthetic salicylate‐substituted carboxyl (E)‐β‐Farnesene derivatives as ecofriendly agrochemicals and their binding mechanism with potential targets in aphid olfactory system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Qin, Y‐G., Yang, Z‐K., Song, D-L., Wang, Q., Gu, S-H., Li, W-H., Duan, H-W., Zhou, J-J. and Yang, X‐L. 2020. Bioactivities of synthetic salicylate‐substituted carboxyl (E)‐β‐Farnesene derivatives as ecofriendly agrochemicals and their binding mechanism with potential targets in aphid olfactory system . Pest Management Science. 76 (7), pp. 2465-2472. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5787

Assessing the acute toxicity of insecticides to the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris audax)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reid, R. J., Troczka, B. J., Kor, L., Randall, E., Williamson, M. S., Field, L. M., Nauen, R., Bass, C. and Davies, T. G. E. 2020. Assessing the acute toxicity of insecticides to the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris audax) . Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 166, p. 104562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104562

Diamide resistance: 10 years of lessons from Lepidopteran pests

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Richardson, E., Troczka, B. J., Gutbrod, O., Davies, T. G. E. and Nauen, R. 2020. Diamide resistance: 10 years of lessons from Lepidopteran pests. Journal of Pest Science. 93, pp. 911-928. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-020-01220-y

A roadmap for gene functional characterisation in crops with large genomes: Lessons from polyploid wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Adamski, N. M., Borril, P., Brinton, J., Harrington​, S. A., Marchal, C., Bentley, A. R., Bovill, W. D., Cattivelli, L., Cockram, J., Contreras-Moreira, B., Ford, B., Ghosh, S., Harwood, W., Hassani-Pak, K., Hayta, S., Hickey, L. T., Kanyuka, K., King, J., Maccaferri, M., Naamati, G., Pozniak, C. J., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R. H., Sansaloni, C., Trevaskis, B., Wingen, L. U., Wulff, B. B. H. and Uauy​, C. 2020. A roadmap for gene functional characterisation in crops with large genomes: Lessons from polyploid wheat. eLife. 9, p. e55646. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.55646

The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sharp, R.T., Van Den Bosch, F. and Shaw, M. W. 2020. The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens. Journal of Applied Ecology. 57 (7), pp. 1403-1412. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13618

Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable genetic modification of Alopecurus myosuroides

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mellado-Sanchez, M., Mcdiarmid, F., Cardoso, V., Kanyuka, K. and Macgregor, D. 2020. Virus-mediated transient expression techniques enable genetic modification of Alopecurus myosuroides. Plant Physiology. 183, pp. 455-459. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.20.00205

Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Morales-Hojas, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Alvira-Iraizoz, F., Jenkins, T., Alderson, L. J., Kruger, T., Hall, M. J., Greenslade, A. F. C., Shortall, C. R. and Bell, J. R. 2020. Population genetic structure and predominance of cyclical parthenogenesis in the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi in England. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12917

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