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Rubidium Uptake as an Indicator of Citrus Root Damage

Year: 1987

Type: article

Abstract: Sour orange ( Citrus aurantium L.) seedlings grown in pots in a greenhouse had 1.8 times as much rubidium in the leaves when larvae of Diaprepes abbreviatus L., the West Indian sugarcane rootstalk borer, were feeding on their roots than weevil-free control trees. Manually inflicted damage to the roots simulating weevil damage had a similar effect. Rubidium uptake could be used to detect root damage as a nondestructive substitute for visual inspection of the roots.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.22.1.136

Authors: H. K. Wutscher, W. J. Schroeder

Institutions: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000