Publications by Tamito Sakurai

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Effects of melon yellow spot orthotospovirus infection on the preference and developmental traits of melon thrips, Thrips palmi, in cucumber.

Shuhei Adachi-Fukunaga Yasuhiro Tomitaka Tamito Sakurai

PLoS One

August 2020

Article Synopsis

MYSV is a virus that affects cucurbits and is transmitted primarily by the pest Thrips palmi.
This study examined how MYSV infection influences the development, reproduction, and preference of thrips on cucumbers.
Results indicated that MYSV-infected cucumbers did not significantly affect thrips' development time, survival rates, or egg-laying patterns, suggesting MYSV's impact on thrips behavior may not contribute significantly to its spread among cucumbers.

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Antagonistic plant defense system regulated by phytohormones assists interactions among vector insect, thrips and a tospovirus.

Hiroshi Abe Yasuhiro Tomitaka Takeshi Shimoda Shigemi Seo Tamito Sakurai

Plant Cell Physiol

January 2012

The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is a polyphagous herbivore that causes serious damage to many agricultural plants. In addition to causing feeding damage, it is also a vector insect that transmits tospoviruses such as Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). We previously reported that thrips feeding on plants induces a jasmonate (JA)-regulated plant defense, which negatively affects both the performance and preference (i.