Plant resistance is an effective means of pest management if traits that impart resistance to one pest species do not encourage feeding by others. When Camelina sativa and Crambe spp. accessions were tested against several insect pests in the laboratory and field, Camelina accessions were resistant and Crambe species had variable insect feeding levels. Both genera were less fed upon than entries of oilseed rape, Brassica napus and B. rapa.
Species 1: Dicotyledonae Cruciferae Crambe
Species 2: Dicotyledonae Cruciferae Camelina sativa L (false flax)
Keywords: host plant resistance
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