Components of Cowpea Resistance to the Seed Beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz117
Abstract: Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., serves as a major source of dietary protein in many tropical and subtropical regions around the world. To identify loci associated with agronomically desirable traits, eight elite cowpea cultivars… read more here.
Keywords: seed; beetle callosobruchus; seed beetle; resistance seed ... See more keywords
Novel seminal fluid proteins in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus identified by a proteomic and transcriptomic approach
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DOI: 10.1111/imb.12271
Abstract: The seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus is a significant agricultural pest and increasingly studied model of sexual conflict. Males possess genital spines that increase the transfer of seminal fluid proteins (SFPs) into the female body. As… read more here.
Keywords: seed; beetle callosobruchus; seed beetle; fluid proteins ... See more keywords