The role of Lathyrus sativus flower surface wax in short-range attraction and stimulant for nymph laying by an adult viviparous aphid
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485319000531
Abstract: Abstract Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is an important pest of Lathyrus sativus L. plants, and causes retarded plant growth and loss of seed production. The insect sucks cell sap from flowers and lays nymphs… read more here.
Keywords: surface; nymph laying; adult viviparous; stimulant nymph ... See more keywords
Tribological study of leaf-surface wax extracted from sorghum leaves as a lubricant additive
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DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2019.1634585
Abstract: Abstract The leaf-surface wax was extracted from the sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (abbreviated as sorghum) leaves and evaluated as a kind of new lubricant additive in poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) for steel/steel, steel/aluminum and steel/copper contacts using… read more here.
Keywords: surface wax; steel; leaf surface; spectroscopy ... See more keywords