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: Received: 4 April 2024 / Approved: 5 April 2024 / Online: 5 April 2024 (11:01:37 CEST)
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Meshkova, V.; Zhupinska, K.; Borysenko, O.; Zinchenko, O.; Skrylnyk, Y.; Vysotska, N. Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation. Preprints2024, 2024040411. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1
Meshkova, V.; Zhupinska, K.; Borysenko, O.; Zinchenko, O.; Skrylnyk, Y.; Vysotska, N. Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation. Preprints 2024, 2024040411. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1
Meshkova, V.; Zhupinska, K.; Borysenko, O.; Zinchenko, O.; Skrylnyk, Y.; Vysotska, N. Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation. Preprints2024, 2024040411. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1
APA Style
Meshkova, V., Zhupinska, K., Borysenko, O., Zinchenko, O., Skrylnyk, Y., & Vysotska, N. (2024). Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Meshkova, V., Yuriy Skrylnyk and Natalia Vysotska. 2024 "Possible Factors of Poplar Susceptibility to Large Poplar Borer Infestation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0411.v1
Abstract
Poplars (Populus spp.) are of significant ecological and economic importance. Long-term breeding efforts were aimed mainly at obtaining fast-growing and productive plants and less considered resistance to pests. This study aimed to identify the patterns of susceptibility to Saperda carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) among Populus hybrids and pure species, considering crossing combinations and some other traits. In our research, 35 clones of poplar species and hybrids of the Ukrainian and foreign selection from the Aigeiros, Tacamahaca, and Leucoides sections were tested in 2021 and 2023 in the plantation created in 2014 in Eastern Ukraine. S. carcharias preferred infesting clones with earlier foliage development, larger diameters, and height increments. Specifically, hybrids with American maternal lineage showed the highest susceptibility, whereas those with European maternal lineage or Asian origin displayed lower infestation levels or resistance, respectively. This variability suggests a complex relationship between genetic background and pest resistance, underlining the need for a deeper understanding of the factors influencing susceptibility to S. carcharias. Selecting native species clones or creating mixed clone plantations could enhance the resilience of poplar plantations to pest threats.
Keywords
Populus spp.; hybrids, clones, Saperda carcharias; phenology; height increment.
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Forestry
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