ρ‐HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE IN THE SURFACE WAX OF SORGHUM: ITS IMPORTANCE IN SEEDLING RESISTANCE TO ACRIDIDS
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
- Vol. 31 (2-3) , 296-302
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.1982.tb03148.x
Abstract
The deterrent effects of a lipid extract from seedling Sorghum bicolor on Locusta migratoria migratoroides (R. & F.) reside in several of the surface wax components of the extracts. ρ‐Hydroxybenzaldehyde has been identified as an antifeedant present in the surface wax of all cultivars examined. Its concentration in the wax varies considerably with cultivar and in some (e.g. 6SD and CSH 1) it is present at concentrations which are highly deterrent to Locusta. In all cultivars its concentration decreases with increasing plant age and palatability, and it is only present in deterrent amounts in the early stages of growth. Sorghum seedlings appear to possess particularly thick or resistant cuticular waxes as compared to other Gramineae, and the chemical composition of the waxes of all the cultivars examined appeared to be qualitatively similar.RÉSUMÉ: Le ρ‐hydroxybenzaldehyde dans la cire superficielle du sorgho: son importance dans la resistance des semis aux acridiensLes effets préventifs d'un extrait de lipide des plants de Sorghum bicolor sur Locusta migratoria se retrouvent chez plusieurs des composants de la cire superficielle de ces extraits. Le ρ‐hydroxybenzaldehyde a été identifié comme agent antialimentaire puissant dans la cire superficielle de toutes les cultures examinees. Sa concentration dans la cire varie considérablement selon la culture et elle se trouve dans certains cas (e.g. 65D et CSH 1) à des concentrations fortement preventives contre Locusta.Dans toutes les cultures, la concentration diminue avec l'âge des plants dont le goût devient progressivement plus agréable; ainsi elle n'est préventive que pendant les premières phases de la croissance. Les plants de sorgho semblent posséder des cires cuticulaires particulièrement épaisses ou résistantes par comparaison avec les autres graminées et la composition chimique des cires de toutes les cultures examinées paraît semblable qualitativement.Keywords
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