Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development

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The mechanism underlying the mediation of the behavior and fitness of non-vector herbivores by fungal pathogen-infected host plants is still unclear. In this study, we experimentally assessed the effects of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) plant infection status on non-vector herbivores using tomato powdery mildew disease fungus (Oidium lycopersici) and the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum as a model multitrophic plant-pathogen, non-vector herbivore interaction. In behavioral bioassays, powdery mildew-infected plants (PM) and plants damaged by combined attack of powdery mildew and whiteflies (PMWF) attracted significantly more whiteflies (32.6% and 58.1% for PM and PMWF, respectively) than control (Con) plants (16.5%) or plants damaged only by whiteflies (WF) (24.2%). Whiteflies feeding on PM or PMWF plants secreted almost twice as much honeydew as on the Con or WF plants. This indicated that whiteflies fed more on diseased plants than healthy plants. However, the preferences and increased feeding did not increase the fitness and immature growth of T. vaporariorum, but significantly prolonged their immature developmental durations, compared with those of whiteflies that developed on Con plants or WF plants. The results showed that powdery mildew infestation attracted more whiteflies but reduced their development and fitness.

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Muhammad, Q , Muhammad, Q & Muhammad, Q (2024). Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/powdery-mildew-fungus-oidium-lycopersici-infected-tomato-plants-attracts-the-non-vector-greenhouse-whitefly-trialeurodes-vaporariorum-but-seems-impair-their-development

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Muhammad, Qasim et. al. "Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Mar. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/powdery-mildew-fungus-oidium-lycopersici-infected-tomato-plants-attracts-the-non-vector-greenhouse-whitefly-trialeurodes-vaporariorum-but-seems-impair-their-development. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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Muhammad, Qasim, Qasim Muhammad and Qasim Muhammad . "Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Mar. 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/powdery-mildew-fungus-oidium-lycopersici-infected-tomato-plants-attracts-the-non-vector-greenhouse-whitefly-trialeurodes-vaporariorum-but-seems-impair-their-development >.

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Muhammad, Qasim , Muhammad, Qasim and Muhammad, Qasim . "Powdery Mildew Fungus Oidium lycopersici Infected-Tomato Plants Attracts the Non-Vector Greenhouse Whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, but Seems Impair Their Development" Afribary (2024). Accessed April 29, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/powdery-mildew-fungus-oidium-lycopersici-infected-tomato-plants-attracts-the-non-vector-greenhouse-whitefly-trialeurodes-vaporariorum-but-seems-impair-their-development

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