cv. Nipponbare and as Unexpected Tolerance and Susceptibility Sources Against (Acari: Tetranychidae) Mite Infestation.

Cultivated rice ( L.) is frequently exposed to multiple stresses, including mite infestation. Rice domestication has narrowed the genetic diversity of the species, leading to a wide susceptibility.

Push It to the Limit: Identification of Novel Amino Acid Changes on the Acetolactate Synthase Enzyme of Rice That Putatively Confer High Level of Tolerance to Different Imidazolinones.

Advancements in genetically modified herbicide tolerance technology opened a new way to manage weed populations in crop fields. Since then, many important genetically modified crops that are tolerant to various herbicides have been developed and commercialized. Herbicides primarily act by disrupting key enzymes involved in essential metabolic or physiological processes associated with growth and development of plants.

Unraveling Rice Tolerance Mechanisms Against Mite Infestation.

Rice is the staple food for over half of the world's population. Infestation of (Acari: Tetranychidae) causes great losses in rice productivity. To search for rice genotypes that could better tolerate infestation, we evaluated morphological and production parameters in Brazilian cultivars, and identified two cultivars with contrasting responses.

High infestation levels of Schizotetranychus oryzae severely affects rice metabolism.

High levels of Schizotetranychus oryzae phytophagous mite infestation on rice leaves can severely affect productivity. Physiological characterization showed that S. oryzae promotes a decrease in chlorophyll concentration and the establishment of a senescence process in rice leaves.