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1 Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate College 2011 Exploring soybean integrated pest management in a changing agricultural environment: the impacts of decreasing ecosystem services, invasive species and specialty cultivars Michael Thomas Mccarville Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Mccarville, Michael Thomas, "Exploring soybean integrated pest management in a changing agricultural environment: the impacts of decreasing ecosystem services, invasive species and specialty cultivars" (2011). Graduate Theses and Dissertations This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact digirep@iastate.edu.

2 Exploringsoybeanintegratedpestmanagementinachanging agriculturalenvironment:theimpactsofdecreasingecosystem services,invasivespeciesandspecialtycultivars by MichaelThomasMcCarville Athesissubmittedtothegraduatefaculty inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeof MASTEROFSCIENCE Major:Entomology ProgramofStudyCommittee: MatthewE.O Neal,MajorProfessor GregoryL.Tylka GustavoC.MacIntosh BryonyC.Bonning IowaStateUniversity Ames,Iowa 2011 Copyright MichaelThomasMcCarville,2011.Allrightsreserved.

3 ii TableofContents ThesisAbstract iv Chapter1.Generalintroductionandliteraturereview ThesisOrganization 1 LowlinolenicacidcultivarsofGlycinemax 1 LinolenicacidinGlycinemax 3 Glycinemaxpathogenandpestcomplex 6 Heteroderaglycinesbiologyandecology 7 Cadophoragregatabiologyandecology 9 Aphisglycinesbiologyandecology 10 Cerotomatrifurcatabiologyandecology 11 Glycinemaxpathogenandpestindirectinteractions 13 ObjectivesandHypotheses 19 ReferencesCited 21 Tables 28 Chapter2.Whatistheeconomicthresholdofsoybeanaphids AphisglycinesMatsumura(Hemiptera:Aphididae)in enemyfreespace Abstract 30 Introduction 31 MaterialsandMethods 34 Results 41 Discussion 43 Acknowledgements 46 ReferencesCited 47 Tables 52 FigureCaptions 53 Figures 54 Chapter3.Interactionsbetweenanematode fungusdisease complexandanabovegroundherbivoreacrossresistant andsusceptiblesoybeancultivars Abstract 59 Introduction 60 MaterialsandMethods 63 Results 71 Discussion 75 Acknowledgements 80 ReferencesCited 81 Tables 90 FigureCaptions 96 Figures 98 Chapter4.Measuringyieldandfatty acidresponseofsoybean

4 iii cultivarswithseedoillowinlinolenicacidtomultiple bioticstresses Abstract 102 Introduction 103 MaterialsandMethods 107 Results 110 Discussion 113 Acknowledgements 115 ReferencesCited 116 Tables 122 FigureCaptions 123 Figures 127 Chapter5.Impactofalteredlinolenicacidlevelsonbeanleaf beetle(coleoptera:chrysomelidae)preferencefor soybeanvolatiles Abstract 135 Introduction 136 MaterialsandMethods 140 Results 148 Discussion 149 Acknowledgements 154 ReferencesCited 154 FigureCaptions 162 Figures 164 Chapter6.GeneralConclusions 167 ReferencesCited 169 Acknowledgements 172

5 iv Abstract Thesoybeanaphid,AphisglycinesMatsumura(Hemiptera:Aphididae)isarecently invasivepesttonorthamerica.integratedpestmanagementstrategiesexistfor minimizingtheimpactofthesoybeanaphidonyield.thesestrategieswere developedfromfield basedresearchconductedundertheenvironmentalconditions ofthetimeandusingcommoditysoybeanplants.theincreaseduseofbroad spectruminsecticidesandtheincreasedsimplificationofthelandscapealongwith thereleaseofalteredfattyacidsoybeancultivarshaveledtochangesinthe agriculturalenvironment.howthesechangesaffectsoybeanaphidpopulation dynamicsandinteractionsbetweenthesoybeanaphidandotherpestsis investigated.thefirstobjectivewastodeterminehowreducednaturalenemy servicesmayimpactsoybeanaphidpopulationgrowthbetweentheeconomic thresholdandeconomicinjurylevel.thesecondobjectivewastodeterminehow thesoybeanaphidcouldindirectlyinteractwiththesoybeancystnematode, HeteroderaglycinesIchinhoeandthebrownstemrotfungus,Cadophoragregata HarringtonandMcNew.Thethirdandfourthobjectivesweretodeterminethe effectofalteredfattyacidcultivarsonsoybeanpestsandpathogens.objectivefour quantifiedtheeffectofthesecultivarsontheperformanceofthesoybeanaphid, soybeancystnematodeandbrownstemrot.objectivefiveaddressedhowthe alterationsinfattyacidsynthesispathwayspresentinthesecultivarsmayaffect plantvolatileemissionsandthedownstreamimpactthishasonhostplantselection bythebeanleafbeetle,cerotomatrifurcataforster(coleoptera:chrysomelidae).

6 1 Chapter1 GeneralIntroductionandLiteratureReview ThesisOrganization Theresearchcoveredinthisthesisseekstorefinecurrentknowledgeonthe applicationofintegratedpestmanagementforiowasoybeanproduction.thethesis isorganizedintosixchapters.chapteronecontainsaliteraturereviewandan introductiontotheresearchpresentedinlaterchapters.chaptertwowillreporton thefunctionalityofthecurrenteconomicthresholdforsoybeanaphidsinanatural enemyfreeenvironment.chapterthreewilldetailtheinteractionofsoybeanpests andpathogensacrossconventionalandmodifiedfatty acidcultivars.chapterfour willexploretheefficacyofcurrentintegratedpestmanagementrecommendations formodifiedfattyacidcultivarproduction.theresponseofbeanleafbeetlesto plantvolatilesfromsoybeancultivarswillbereportedinchapterfive.finally, chaptersixwillprovideabriefsummaryoftheconclusionsfromtheresearch reportedinthisthesis. IntroductionandLiteratureReview LowLinolenicacidcultivarsofsoybean,Glycinemax OilderivedfromtheseedsofGlycinemaxMerr.(soybean)accountsfor80% ofallvegetableoilconsumedintheunitedstates(dirienzoetal.2006).theseed producedfromcommoditysoybeancontainslinolenicacidlevelsofaround7%(70

7 2 100g/kg)(ChappelandBilyeu2006).Theoilproducedfromthesesoybeanseedsis oxidativelyunstable,dueprimarilytothethreedoublebondsinlinolenate. Manufacturershydrogenatetheoiltostabilizeit.Hydrogenizationisaprocessin whichhydrogenatomsarelinkedtothecarbonatomsoffattyacids.thisprocess increasestheshelflifeoftheoilandalsogivesitamoredesirabletexture.the processofhydrogenizationleadstotheproductionofsaturatedfatsandtransfats (ChappelandBilyeu2007).AsofJanuary2006,theFoodandDrugAdministration requiresallfoodmanufacturerstoprovidetransfattyacidcontentinformationon labels.thisregulationcameasaresponsetoresearchthattransfattyacidshave negativeeffectsonbloodcholesterollevels,leadingtoincreasedrisksforcoronary heartdisease(departmentofhhsandusda2005). Currentlyspecialtycultivarswithalteredlinolenicacidcontentshavebeen developedwithlinolenicacidcontentsaround3%.specialtyultra lowlinolenicacid cultivarshavealsobeendevelopedwithlinolenicacidcontentsaround1%.these specialtylow linolenicacidandultralow linolenicacidcultivarshavelowenough alpha linolenicacidcontentsthattheneedforchemicalhydrogenizationispartially orentirelyeliminated,leadingtolowersaturatedandtransfattyacidcontents. Thesespecialtycultivarshavegreatercommercialvalueduetotheimproved oxidativestabilityoftheoilproducedfromtheplantandthepotentialhealth benefitsthattheyoffer(rossetal.2000). Thegeneticchangespresentinlowlinoleniccultivarshavebeendeveloped throughtheconventionalbreedingmethodofchemicalmutagenesis.chemical

8 3 mutagenesiswasachievedbytreatingseedswithethylmethanosulfonate.other linesoflowlinoleniccultivarsweredevelopedbyx rayirradiationofseeds (Rahmanetal.1996).ThesemutagenesisprocedurescausedalterationsattheFan locus.thesemutationsaffectthemicrosomalomega 3fattyaciddesaturase(FAD3) genes,whichcodesforenzymes.thefad3enzymesareresponsibleforintroducing thethirddoublebondintolinoleicacidprecursorstocreatelinolenicacid precursors(bilyeuetal.2005).thefad3enzymesarepartofthemicrosomalfatty acidbiosynthesispathwaythatisimportantinproducingfattyacidsforstorageoil indevelopingseeds(anaietal.2005).therearethreegenesthatcodeforfad3 (FAD3A,FAD3B,andFAD3C)inthesoybeangenome(Bilyeuetal.2006).Low linolenicacidcultivarscontaineitherdeletionsormodificationsofoneormoreof thefad3genes(fehr2007).thesemutationsactinanadditivemannertolower linolenicacidcontent(rahmanetal.1994.) LinolenicacidinGlycinemax Linolenicacidisoneoffivemajorfattyacidspresentinsoybean(Fehr,2007). Theselipidsareinvolvedinseveralimportantprocessesinplantsincluding, providingaphysicalbarrieronepidermalcellsurfaces,andchemicalsignalingof stressresponses(shah2005).intheplant sdefenseagainstpathogensand herbivoreslinolenic(18:3)andlinoleic(18:2)acidarethetwomostcommon substratesoflipoxygenases.lipoxygenasesproduceimportantoxylipinsinthe

9 4 plant sresponsetoherbivoryandpathogens.oxylipinsareagroupofcompounds, whichareproducedbyfattyacidoxidation.theyservevariousfunctionsinthecell (PortaandRocha Sosa2002).Theseimportantoxylipinsincludejasmonicacid(JA) (KaloshianandWalling2005). Thelipoxygenasepathwayalsoproducesthesix carbongreenleafvolatiles. Thesevolatilesalongwithterpenoidandphenylpopanoidvolatilesarereleased fromthesiteoftissuedamageuponwounding(bateandrothstein1998).the volatilesproducedaresignalmoleculescapableofalertingtheplantupontissue damage.inthecaseoftissuedamageduetoherbivorestheyarealsocapableof providingdirectdefensethroughdeterringfurtherherbivoryandalsoproviding indirectdefensesthroughattractingnaturalenemiesoftheherbivoresfeedingon theplant(baldwinetal.2002,choudharyetal.2008,halitschkeetal.2008). Greenleafvolatilesproducedbylinolenicacidaccumulateinresponseto aphidfeeding.theyactdirectlytorepelaphidsandattractpredatoryinsects.green leafvolatileswillalsoprimeaplanttoallowelevatedlevelsofjawhenherbivore oralsecretionsarepresent(kaloshianandwalling2005andwalling2000). Theplanthormonessalicylicacid(SA)andEthylene(ET)alongwithJAare threesignalingmoleulesknowntoplaykeyrolesinamplifyinginitialplantresponse tobothbioticandabioticstresses.thesethreecompoundsfunctiontogether throughacomplexsetofregulatoryinteractions(shah2005,smithandboyko2006 andkrunkelandbrooks2002).theyinfluenceoneanotherthroughbothpositive andnegativeinteractions.theprimarymodesofinteractionsinclude,positive

10 5 interactionsbetweenjaandetandnegativeinteractionsbetweensaandja,and SAandET(Rojoet.al2003). PlantresponsepathwaystostresscanbedividedintotwocategoriesSA dependentandja/etdependent.thesadependantpathwayisknowntoplaya roleindefenseagainstbiotrophicpathogensandsomeinsectherbivoresincluding phloem feedinginsects.thepathwayischaracterizedbyahypersensitivity response(hr).thehrisacelldeathprocessinducedbyapathogen.thehr responseisdependentuponnitricoxideandreactiveoxidespecies.these moleculesincreaseintheplantafterpathogenattackandpromotethehrresponse andstimulatesaproduction(walling2000andshah2005).lipoxygenasesare mostlikelyinvolvedinthelossofmembraneintegrityinthehr(portaandrocha Sosa2002).TheSApathwayalsopromotesthedevelopmentofsystemicacquired resistance(sar).sardevelopsfollowinginitialinfectionbyapathogenthatcauses tissuedamageatthesiteofinfection.sarprovidesastateofheightenedresistance throughouttheplant(kunkelandbrooks2002). Thesecondcategory,theJA/ETdependentpathwayscanbedividedintotwo separatepathways,thewoundresponsepathwayandtheinducedsystemic resistancepathway(isr)(walling2000).thewoundresponsepathwayis triggeredbyherbivorefeedingandwounding.chewing,phloemfeeding,andcell contentfeedingherbivoresalongwithnecrotrophicpathogensactivatethewound responsepathway.thepathwayresultsintheproductionofproteinaseinhibitor

11 6 (PIN)genes.PINsinterferewithdigestionintheinsectgutanddeterfurtherfeeding (MaleckandDietrich1999). TheotherJA/ETdependentpathwayischaracterizedbyanISR.AnISRcan promoteresistancetocertainpathogensandistriggeredbythecolonizationof rootsbycertainnon pathogenicbacteria.theresistanceischaracterizedbya heightenedstateofalertinwhichtheplantrespondsmorerapidlyandstronglyto challengebypathogens(shah2005androjoetal.2003).itisnotknownwhether anyherbivoresactivateanisr(walling2000). Glycinemaxpathogenandpestcomplex GlycinemaxproductionintheUnitedStatesfacesmultiplechallengesfrom pathogensandpests.viruses,fungi,nematodes,chewinginsects,andpiercing/ suckinginsectshaveallbeenidentifiedtoafflictsoybean.inthisthesisfour pathogens/pestswerechosentoassesstheirabilitytoafflictlowlinolenicacid specialtycultivars.theorganismsheteroderaglycines(soybeancystnematode), Cadophoragregata(brownstemrot),Aphisglycines(soybeanaphid)andCerotoma trifurcata(beanleafbeetle)werechosenbasedontheirrepresentationoffour differentpathogen/pestgroups;nematodes,fungi,piercing/suckinginsects,and chewinginsectsrespectively.thesepathogens/pestswerealsochosenforthe regionoftheplantthattheyafflict.heteroderaglycinesinfectstheroots(niblacket al.2006),whilec.gregatainfectstheplantsystemically(allingtonandchamberlain

12 7 1948),A.glycinesinfeststheouterleafandstemtissueandphloemoftheplant (WalterandDiFonzo2007)andC.trifurcatafeedsontheleaves,stemsandpods (SmelserandPedigo1992b).Thesefourpathogens/pestswerealsoselectedfor theireconomicimportanceasyieldreducingfactorsiniowasoybeanproduction. Heteroderaglycines,soybeancystnematodebiologyandecology HeteroderaglycinesIchinohe,thesoybeancystnematode,wasfirst discoveredintheunitedstatesin1954.itisnowpresentthroughoutallmajor soybean producingstatesintheu.s.(schmittetal.2004).heteroderaglycinesis consideredtobethemosteconomicallyimportantpathogenofsoybeaninthe UnitedStates,whereitisestimatedtocauseover$1.5billionayearindamage,and iscapableofreducingyieldsbyupto50%(niblacketal.2006). Heteroderaglycinesisasexuallydimorphicobligatoryendoparasitic roundwormthatinfectstherootsofsoybeanplants.thelifecycleofh.glycinescan bedividedintofivestages,fourjuvenilestagesandtheadultstage.thetransition fromthefirstjuvenilestage(j1)tothesecondstagejuvenile(j2)occurswithinthe egg.thej2stageemergesfromtheeggandinfectsplantsbyenteringtherootsand establishingaspecializedfeedingcelltermedasyncytium.thesyncytiumis establishedwithinornearthevasculartissue.thethird(j3)andfourthstages developwithintheroots.sexualdimorphismfirstappearsinthej3stageasfemales begintoswell,andbecomelemonshaped.atthispointthefemalesbecometoo largetobecontainedinsidetherootandarevisibleontheoutsideoftherootsof

13 8 soybean.althoughadultsofbothsexesswellandlosetheirmotility,maleswill regaintheirmotilityafterinseminatingfemales.themaleswillthenexittheroots. Thefemaleshowever,remainattachedtotheplantroot.Eachfemaleiscapableof producingupto600eggs,oftheseasmanyas200willbesecretedinagelatinous mixture.theeggscontainedinthegelatinousmixturearemorelikelytohatch duringthesameseason.therestoftheeggswillremaininsidethefemaleinthe cystformedbyherbody.theeggsinsideacystcanremainviableforaslongas11 years(niblacket.al2006andtylka1995). Heteroderaglycineshasawidegeneticdiversitybetweenandwithin populationsthatallowsittoreadilyadapttoresistantsoybeancultivars(niblacket al.2002).thisgeneticdiversitycoupledwithitsabilitytosustainpopulations withinacystforuptoadecade,thatarelargeenoughtocauseyieldloss,requiresa long termmanagementprogram.hundredsofh.glycinesresistantsoybean cultivarshavebeendevelopedtolimitthedamagecausedbythepest.these cultivarsincorporateresistancefromthreesoybeansourcelinesofresistance, PI88788,PI209332andPeking.OfthenumerousH.glycinesresistantcultivars availableover95%containpi88788derivedresistance(tylkaetal.2010).current managementreliesonasix yearcroprotationschemethatincludescroprotation betweennon hostplants(i.e.corn,oats,andalfalfa),resistantsoybeancultivars containingdifferentsourcesofh.glycinesresistance,andsusceptiblesoybean cultivars(niblacketal.2006).

14 9 Cadophoragregata,brownstemrotbiologyandecology Brownstemrotwhichaffectssoybean,iscausedbythefungusCadophora gregataharrington&mcnew(harringtonandmcnew2003)(phialophora gregata).cadophoragregatawasfirstdiscoveredin1944incentralillinois (AllingtonandChamberlain1946.)Cadophoragregataisanimportantpathogen thatoccursfrequentlyinthenorthcentralunitedstates,whereitcancauseyield lossesbetween12and38%(walleretal.1992).itisprevalentin68 73percentof fieldsinillinois,iowa,andminnesota(workneh1999). Cadophoragregataisasporeformingfungusthatoverwinters saprophyticallyinsoybeandebristhatwaspreviouslyparasiticallyinfected. Cadophoragregataonlyreproducesasexuallyanddoesnotformanylong term survivalstructures.thefungusinitiallyinfectsthesoybeanplantthroughitsroot system.oncepodformationbeginsthefunguswillspreadtothestemsviathe vasculartissue.therethefunguscausesaprogressivebrowningofthevascularand pithtissues,whichimpedesthemovementofnutrients(allingtonandchamberlain 1948).TwogenotypesexistoftheC.gregatafungus,genotypesAandB.Thetwo genotypesdifferintheirabilitytocausefoliarsymptomsonsusceptiblesoybean. GenotypeAisconsideredtobethemoreaggressivetype,asitcancauseinterveinal chlorosisandnecrosis.thisleadstothecurlingandwiltingoftheleaves.genotype Bdoesnotcauseanyfoliarsymptoms(Taboret.al2007).

15 10 SoybeanistheonlyhostofC.gregata.Cadophoragregataalsolacksalongtermsurvivalstructure.Thesetwofactorscontributetothecurrentmanagement strategyofcroprotation,tillageandtheuseofresistantcultivars(adeeetal.1994). Aphisglycines,soybeanaphidbiologyandecology AphisglycinesMatsumuraisanintroducedpestofsoybeaninNorthAmerica. AphisglycineswasfirstreportedinWisconsinin2000(Ragsdaleetal.2004).Since itsintroductionintonorthamericaithasbecometheleadinginsectthreattothe agriculturalproductionofsoybeanintheunitedstates(ragsdaleetal.2007).yield lossesofbetween15and40percenthavebeenrecordedduetoa.glycines herbivory.in2003,57.7millionbushelsinyieldlossduetoa.glycineswasreported iniowa(riceetal.2007). Aphisglycineshasahetereciousholocycliclifecycle.EggshatchonRhamnus spp.(rhamnaceae)inthespring.afundatrixemergesfromeacheggandbeginsto reproduceasexually,givingrisetoapterousviviparousfemales.asexual reproductionwilllastforthreetofourgenerations.alateviviparousfemales (wingedadultfemales)willbegintoappearduringthethirdandfourthgeneration. ThealateviviparousfemaleswillleavetheRhamnusspp.tofindtheirsecondary host,soybean.onsoybean,a.glycineswillreproduceasexuallywithpopulations capableofdoublingevery1.5days.laterinthegrowingseason,plantsenescence andphotoperiodreductionstimulategynoparaproduction.atthistime,winged malesarealsoproduced.thegynoparamigratebacktorhamnusspp.wherethey

16 11 produceoviparathatmatewithwingedmales.theeggsproducedaremost commonlydepositedatthebaseofbudsofrhamnusspp.(ragsdaleetal.2004). Aphisgycinescausesdamagetosoybeanbyfeedingonthephloemofthe plant,removingphotoassimilatesresultingindecreasedseedweight,numberof seedsperpod,andpodnumber.allofthesefactorsleadtodecreasedyield (Ragsdaleetal.2007).Aphisglycinescanalsocausedamagetosoybeanindirectly byvectoringviruses(hilletal.2001andclarkandperry2002).current managementpracticesfora.glycinesincludeseedtreatmentsandfoliarapplications ofinsecticides.foliarinsecticidesappliedbasedongrowthstageoftheplant(r3 R4)oraccordingtoanestablishedeconomicthreshold(250aphids/plant)have beenshowntoprovideconsistentandeffectiveyieldprotection(myersetal.2005, Johnsonetal.2009).Recently,hostplantresistance(HPR)genesagainstA.glycines havebeenidentified(hilletal.2006,mianetal.2008,zhangetal.2009,zhangetal. 2010).Thefirstofwhichhasbeenincorporatedintocommercialcultivars(Kimet al.2009,mardorfetal.2009).biotypesofa.glycinescapableofovercomingthese HPRgeneshavebeenidentified(Kimetal.2008,Hilletal.2010).Itisstillnot knownifinthefieldhprgenesalonearecapableofmaintaininga.glycines populationsatorbelowtheeconomicinjurylevel. Cerotomatrifurcata,beanleafbeetlebiologyandecology CerotomatrifurcataForsterisnativetotheUnitedStatesandintheNorth CentralUnitedStatesitisasporadicpestofsoybean.Cerotomatrifurcataiscapable

17 12 ofreducingsoybeanyieldthroughearlyseasontransmissionofbeanpodmottle virus(bpmv)andlateseasonpodinjury.podinjuryallowsforsecondaryfungal infectiontoreducegrainquality(paul1989). InIowa,C.trifurcatahasabivoltinelifecycle.Cerotomatrifurcata overwinterasadults(f 0 ),primarilyinwoodlots(80%)andsoybeanfields(20%) (Lametal.2002).InearlyspringC.trifurcataadultsemergefromtheir overwinteringhabitatstofeedonnaturallyoccurringlegumesandalfalfa(smelser andpedigo1991).adultswillmoveintosoybeanfieldsatplantemergenceand beginfeeding,ovipositingandtransmittingvirusifinfected.thef 1 generationthat emergesinsoybeaninmid tolatejuneisasecondarysourceandtheprimary dispersalagentforbpmv.thef 2 generationisnotlikelytobeanimportantvector forbpmv(giesleretal.2002),butinsteadiscapableofcausingdamagetopods therebyreducingyieldandgrainquality(smelserandpedigo1992a). ManagementofC.trifurcatainIowareliesprimarilyontheuseof insecticides.theoverwinteringandf 1 generationsaretargetedwitheitheraseed treatmentorafoliarapplicationofinsecticides.thesetwomanagementpractices havebeenshowntobecapableofreducinglateseasonpopulationsofc.trifurcata anddecreasingtheincidenceofbpmv(krelletal.2004,bradshawetal.2008). DelayedplantingdatehasalsobeenshowntodecreaselateseasonC.trifurcata densities(pedigoandzeiss1996),butthismanagementtechniquehasinconsistent impactsonbpmvincidence(krelletal.2005).

18 13 Glycinemaxpathogenandpestindirectinteractions AphisglycinesandHeteroderaglycines: TheeffectsofH.glycinesinfectionsonA.glycinespopulationsisnotwell understood.preliminaryinvestigationswereattemptedjointlybyresearchersat IowaStateUniversityandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana Champaign(F. Avendanopers.comm.).Thetwopestswereinitiallyhypothesizedtobecompeting forresourcesasbothpestsfeedatornearthevasculartissuesoftheplant.initial fielddata,however,suggeststhatthetwopestsdonotaffecteachother.datahave suggestedthetwopestshaveanadditiveeffectondecreasingplantheightandyield. Infieldmicro plotstudiesthejointinfestationsofh.glycinesanda.glycinesresulted inagreateryieldlossthanbyeitherinfestationalone.seedqualitydoesnotseemto besignificantlyaffectedbyadualinfestationofh.glycinesanda.glycines(f. Avendanopers.comm.). MorerecentresearchconductedbyHongetal.(2010)investigatedthe influenceofh.glycinesinfectionona.glycinespreferenceandperformance.ina controlledgreenhouseenvironment,a.glycinesalateswerefoundtosignificantly preferuninfectedsoybeanplantstothoseinfectedwithh.glycines.inthisstudy, resultsfora.glycinesperformancewereinconsistentwithneutralorslightly positiveimpactsofh.glycinesinfectionona.glycinesperformance.inafollow up fieldexperimenta.glycinespreferenceandperformancewasmeasuredacross varyingdensitiesofnaturalh.glycinesinfestations.inthefielda.glycines preferencewasalsoinfluencedbyh.glycinesinfection(hong:unpublisheddata).

19 14 PerformanceofA.glycineshowever,wasunaffectedbyH.glycinesinfectioninthe field. CadophoragregataandHeteroderaglycines: IncreasingpopulationsofH.glycineshavebeenshowntoincreaseboththe incidenceandseverityofbothgenotypesaandbofc.gregatainsoybean(taboret. al2006).increasingpopulationsofh.glycinesalsocausesearliercolonizationof soybeanbyc.gregata,whichcouldleadtogreateryieldlosses.thisincreasein severityoccursinbothc.gregatasusceptibleandresistantcultivars(taboret.al 2003,2006).ItalsooccursinbothH.glycinessusceptibleandresistantcultivars (Taboret.al2006).DuetotheyieldlosspotentialofthecombinedinfectionsofH. glycinesandc.gregata,currentmanagementstrategyistousecultivarswith resistancetobothpathogens.theuseofsuchcultivarswasshowntobesuccessful inreducingtheaffectsofh.glycinesonc.gregatainfections. ThemechanismbywhichH.glycinesaffectinfectionofsoybeanbyC.gregata isnotyetunderstood.ithasbeenhypothesizedthatphysicalwoundsintheroots causedbyh.glycinesfeeding,movement,growthandreproductionmayprovidea directrouteofentryforc.gregata.thesewoundsmightalsoadverselyaffectthe plantdefenseinthesurroundingtissues.lastly,itisalsopossiblethath.glycines infectionmaycompromisetheplant sgeneralhealthandreduceitsresistanceto infections(taboret.al2003).

20 15 AphisglycinesandCadophoragregata: ThepossibleeffectsofC.gregatainfectionsonA.glycinespopulationshave notpreviouslybeenstudied.ithasbeenshownthatthechemicalcompositionofa plantcanbemodifiedbythemetabolicactivityofthefungusandplantfollowing initialfungalinfection.thesechemicalchangescanbeduetopathogenesis related enzymesproducedbyfungalinfections.theseenzymesarecapableofspreading systemicallythroughouttheleavesoftheplant(moran1998). Phenolicsareanotherplantdefensechemicalresponsetofungalinfection. Phenolicsareformedinresponsetotheinvasionofapathogen.Theyaccumulate rapidlyatthesiteofinfectionandworktoslowpathogengrowth(nicholsonand Hammerschmidt1992).Phenolicshavebeenshowntobecapableofalteringinsect feeding,survival,andreproduction.phenolics,however,occurinsmalllevelsin phloemsap.studieshavealsoshownthataphidperformancewasunaffectedby elevatedphenoliccompoundsinsilverbirchleaves(johnsonet.al2003).therole phenolicsplayinsoybeanresponsetoc.gregatainfections,anditsimpacton A.glycinesisunknown. Theindirectinteractionsofplantfungiandaphidsthroughchemicalchanges createdbyfungalinfectionsintheplanthavebeenstudiedinothersystems includingcucumissativusl.(cucumber),crisiumarvensel.(creepingthistle)and BetulapendulaRoth(silverbirch).IncreepingthistleinfectedwithPuccinia punctiformis(str.)rohl(rustfungus)andsilverbirchinfectedwithmarssonina betulae(lib.)magnus,aphidsweremoreabundantonleavesinfectedwithfungi

21 16 thanonuninfectedleaves(kluthet.al2001andjohnsonet.al2003).onsilver birch,aphidswerefoundtoalsoreproducebetteroninfectedleavesthanuninfected leaves(johnsonet.al2003).incucumberplantsinfectedwithcladosporium cucumerinum(thecauseofcucurbitfoliarnecroticscab),aphidshadincreased productionofnymphsonlocallyinfectedleaves,whileaphidsonsystemically infectedleavesshowednodifferenceinreproductionwhencomparedtoaphidson uninfectedleaves(moran1998). Theresponseofmanyplantstofungalinfectionissimilartophysiological changesthatoccurduringsenescence(johnsonet.al2003).thisresponseincludes anincreaseinfreeaminoacidsandnitrogeninthephloem(kluthet.al2001, ThomasandStoddart1980).Obtainingnitrogenistheprimarynutritional challengefacingaphids.aminoacidsinthephloemarethoughttobetheonly sourceofdietarynitrogenforaphids(walteranddifonzo2007).increasedlevels offreenitrogeninthephloemofsoybeanhavebeenshowntocauseincreasedaphid populationgrowth(myersandgratton2006).theinfectedcucumber,silverbirch, andcreepingthistleplantsystems(table1)areconsistentwithuninfectedplant systemsinwhichaphidsshowpreferenceforsenescingleaves.thesimilar reproductiveabilityofaphidsonuninfectedandsystemicallyinfectedleavesof cucumbermaybetheresultofmetabolicsinks.metabolicsinksoccurwheninfected tissues,inthesamemannerasyoungplanttissues,draw,accumulate,anduse compoundsatthecostofoldertissues(barbosa1991).

22 17 TheindirectinteractionofA.glycinesandC.gregataonsoybeaniscurrently unknown.researchconductedonthecucumber,creepingthistle,andsilverbirch systemssuggestthattheinteractioncouldleadtoanincreaseinhostsuitabilityfor A.glycinesduetoanincreaseinfreenutrientsininfectedsoybean. ObjectivesandHypotheses ChapterTwo Contribution:Collectionandanalysisofalldatapresented Assesstheimpactofapredator freeenvironmentonsoybeanand A.glycinespopulations. o Ihypothesizethatintheabsenceofpredatorsthecurrent economicthreshold(et)willstillprotectyieldlossfrom A.glycines o Ihypothesizethatinapredator freeenvironmenta.glycineswill increaseindensityfromtheettotheeconomicinjurylevelinless thanthesevendaysrecommendedbyragsdaleetal.(2007). ChapterThree Contribution:Collectionandanalysisofalldatapresented Assesstheimpactoflowlinolenicacidcultivarsonsoybeanpestand pathogenperformance.

23 18 o IhypothesizethatA.glycines,H.glycines,andC.gregatawillhave improvedperformanceonlowlinolenicacidcultivarswhen comparedtocommoditycultivars. Assesstheabilityforsoybeanpestsandpathogenstointeractindirectly throughasharedhostplant. o IhypothesizethattheperformanceofA.glycines,H.glycines,and C.gregatawillbereducedwhenallthreeorganismsshareasingle plant. ChapterFour Contribution:Collectionofyielddata,analysisofyieldandlinolenicaciddata Assessimpactofsoybeanpestsonalteredlinolenicacidsoybean cultivars. o Ihypothesizethatcurrentintegratedpestmanagement recommendationswillalsoprovideyieldprotectionforlow linolenicacidcultivars. o Ihypothesizethatpestpopulationsleftunmanagedwillelevate theseedlinolenicacidcontentoflowlinolenicacidcultivars. ChapterFive Contribution:Collectionandanalysisofalldatapresented AssessimpactofpriorC.trifurcataonbeetlepreferenceforsoybeanplant volatiles.

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34 29 ChapterTwo WhatistheeconomicthresholdofsoybeanaphidsAphisglycines (Hemiptera:Aphididae)inenemyfreespace ApaperacceptedtotheJournalofEconomicEntomology MichaelT.McCarville 1,CharlesKanobe 2,GustavoC.MacIntosh 2,MatthewE.O Neal 1 1 DepartmentofEntomology,IowaStateUniversity,Ames,IA DepartmentofBiochemistry,Biophysics&MolecularBiology,IowaState University,Ames,IA50011

35 30 Abstract Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a serious pest of soybean in the North Central United States. Current management recommendations rely on the application of insecticides based on an economic threshold (ET) of 250 aphids per plant. Natural enemies are important in slowing the increase of aphid populations and can prevent them from reaching levels that can cause economic losses. However, biological control of A. glycines is inconsistent and can be affected negatively by the intensity of agricultural activity. We measured the impact of a natural-enemy-free environment on the capacity of the current ET to limit yield loss. In 2008 and 2009, caged micro-plots were assigned to one of three treatments: plants kept aphid-free (referred to as the control), plants that experienced a population of 250 aphids per plant (IPM), and plants that experienced unlimited aphid population growth (unlimited). The population growth rate of aphids in the unlimited treatment for the ten days after the application of insecticides to the IPM treatment was calculated using linear regression. The linear equation was solved to determine the mean number of days between the ET and the economic injury level (EIL) for an aphid population in absence of predators. The number of days was determined to be 6.97 ± 1.11 days. The two-year average yield for the IPM treatment was 99.93% of the control treatment. Our study suggests the current soybean aphid ET of 250 aphids per plant can effectively protect yield even if the impact of natural enemies is reduced. Keywords: IPM, population dynamics, natural enemy

36 31 Soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is the leading insect pest of soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merrill, in the North Central United States. Soybean aphids are capable of reducing yields by up to 40% (Ragsdale et al. 2007). The current recommendation to prevent yield loss is an application of insecticide to foliage (Myers et al. 2005, Ragsdale et al. 2007) when aphid populations exceed 250 aphids per plant on more than 80% of the plants from the onset of flowering to early pod development (i.e. R1 to R5 stages) (Fehr and Caviness 1977). This value serves as an economic threshold (ET) for an economic injury level (EIL; 674 aphids per plant) that was calculated from crop values and management costs typical for soybean growers in the Midwest United States. Ragsdale et al. (2007) calculated this ET based on the population growth rate of the aphid, allowing growers at least seven days to prepare for the application of a foliar insecticide. This recommendation has been shown to reduce insecticide use and be more profitable than prophylactic management of the soybean aphid in which insecticides are applied based on the growth stage of the plant regardless of aphid population density (Johnson et al. 2009, Song and Swinton 2009). Despite the large body of literature that indicates natural enemies regulate soybean aphid populations (Fox et al. 2004, Rutledge et al. 2004, Fox et al. 2005, Nielsen and Hajek 2005, Rutledge and O'Neil 2005, Costamagna 2006, Schmidt et al. 2007, Schmidt et al. 2008), economic outbreaks are common in North America. Why these outbreaks occur is unclear, though several factors can contribute to increasing the risk for soybean aphid outbreaks. Recent studies have shown the effects land use can have on natural enemy abundance in soybeans (Gardiner et al. 2009a) and the biological control

37 32 they provide for soybean aphids (Gardiner et al. 2009b). Landis et al. (2008) explored the impact of increased land use for corn-based biofuel production on this ecosystem service. They argued that with increased incentives for corn production, corn acreage would increase, resulting in decreased biocontrol of the soybean aphid due to a more simplified landscape (Landis et al. 2008, Gardiner et al. 2009b). Pesticide use in soybean has also increased since the introduction of the soybean aphid to the United States (NASS/USDA 1999, 2005). The primary insecticides to control the soybean aphid are broad spectrum in effect, reducing natural enemy populations along with aphid populations (Jeffries and Lawton 1984, Johnson et al. 2008, Ohnesorg et al. 2009). Removal of natural enemies from an agroecosystem can lead to rapid re-colonization by a pest and secondary outbreaks due to the creation of enemy-free space (Jeffries and Lawton 1984). The ET developed by Ragsdale et al. (2007) for the soybean aphid was developed with at least a seven-day lag time between the ET and EIL that provides growers an opportunity to schedule an insecticide application to their fields. If aphidophagous arthropods diminish in the landscape, the growth rate of aphid populations in the field would increase. If the population growth rate increases during the critical time between 250 aphids per plant (ET) and 674 aphids per plant (EIL), the ET may need to be lowered to still provide a seven-day lag time and prevent yield loss from occurring. A recent study conducted under semi-field conditions with soybean plants artificially infested with aphids and grown within cages has suggested the ET should be reduced to as low as three aphids per plant (Catangui et al. 2009). The conditions under which the experiment was

38 33 carried out excluded the impact of aphidophagous natural enemies, creating an enemy free space. However, Catangui et al. (2009) did not compare the yield response of such a low threshold (e.g. no aphids) to that of Ragsdale et al. (2007). It is unclear if yield loss or any impact to soybean plants will occur at either density of aphids. Considering the current simplification of the agricultural landscape and the increased use of insecticides for control of the soybean aphid it is reasonable to assume that the biological control provided by aphidophagous arthropods will diminish. Previous studies have used cages to estimate the impact of predators on soybean aphid populations (Fox et al. 2004, Schmidt et al. 2007, Gardiner et al. 2009b). By comparing the growth of aphid populations within cages to those outside cages, several studies have observed a substantial decrease in aphid population growth when predators have access to aphids. However, growth of aphid populations within cages can be affected by other factors. For example, a previous study showed that the temperature inside a cage can vary from that outside (Fox et al. 2004). Temperature can have a dramatic impact on aphid development time and population growth rates (McCornack et al. 2004) and temperature based models have been developed to predict A. glycines outbreaks (Venette et al. 2004). Our goal was to evaluate the current recommended ET for the soybean aphid in a natural enemy-free environment (i.e. a cage). We hypothesized that in absence of the natural enemies, soybean aphid populations would reach the ET (250 aphids per plant) and exceed the EIL (674 aphids per plant) earlier than the seven days proposed by Ragsdale et al. (2007). We anticipated that within the cages, a temperature based model could predict when populations reached the EIL from the ET. Furthermore we

39 34 hypothesized that soybean aphid populations that reach the ET of 250 aphids per plant but do not exceed the EIL would not have an impact on the plant. Materials and Methods We conducted the following experiment during 2008 and 2009 at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station north of Ames, in Story Co. Iowa. We grew soybeans in replicated plots (28 cm by 51 cm) kept 152 cm apart within six blocks. The ground in between plots was planted to foxtail, Setaria spp. Foxtail was kept <0.6 m tall by mowing as needed. Plots were planted with commercially available soybean cultivars adapted for growing in the region. Five cultivars were used in 2008 with a sixth cultivar added in Six different pest treatments were established in a complete factorial design with each combination of treatment by cultivar present. A randomized complete block designed was used in 2008 with six replications. The addition of a sixth cultivar in 2009 necessitated the use of a randomized incomplete block design with six blocks containing five replications of each treatment by cultivar combination. A sub-set of these treatments by cultivar combinations is reported here. This sub-set of treatment by cultivar combinations was part of a larger experiment conducted to evaluate the impact of multiple pests on soybean cultivars differing in seed composition characteristics. For the analyses presented here, two cultivars, DK and DK (Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO) and three pest treatments were included. Planting occurred on 1 June and 19 May in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Planting density was 22 seeds per plot and plants were thinned to 10 evenly spaced plants per plot after emergence.

40 35 Three aphid population levels were established and randomly assigned to plots within each of six blocks. The first level was kept free of aphids, and is referred to as the control treatment throughout this document. The second level was a density of 250 aphids per plant, and is referred to as the IPM treatment. The final infestation level consisted of allowing aphid populations to grow without limit, and is referred to as the unlimited treatment. To control the density of aphids within each treatment, cages were placed around plots. Cages were constructed of white no-see-um mesh fabric (Quest Outfitters, Sarasota, FL) stretched over cage frames constructed of thin-walled PVC pipe (Charlotte Pipe, Charlotte, NC). Cages measured 1.1m by 0.8m by 0.8m (height by length by width). Cages were placed over plots after planting, at the VC-V1 growth stage (Fehr and Caviness 1977), and remained until after plots were harvested. For the remainder of this document cage will be used to refer to both the plot and the physical cage surrounding the plot. Aphids used in this experiment came from a laboratory colony maintained at Iowa State University. The laboratory colony was established from field populations collected from central Iowa in 2004 and maintained on commercially available aphid susceptible soybean cultivars. The colony was supplemented with field populations from central Iowa each summer from 2005 to Treatments that received aphids (IPM and unlimited) were infested by randomly selecting one plant per cage and infesting it with five soybean aphids on the second trifoliate at the V3-V4 growth stage. Initially infested plants were marked by tying a strip

41 36 of fluorescent flagging tape to the stem at soil level. Aphid infestations occurred on 3 July in 2008 and on 23 June in Aphid populations were counted twice a week by counting all aphids (immature and adult stages) on the initially infested plant. Care was taken not to damage plants during the counting of aphids. If a plants was damaged during counting it was removed from aphid growth rate analyses. The remaining plants in each cage were infested when cages reached 50 aphids on the initially infested plant. The secondary infestation was accomplished by clipping leaves with approximately 50 aphids onto the newest expanded trifoliate. The initial infestation was followed to determine the population growth rate of aphids within the cages. The secondary infestation was performed to obtain aphid infestations that were more uniform in spatial pattern throughout a cage for the purpose of collecting yield data in response to varying aphid densities. IPM treatment cages received a single application of λ-cyhalothrin (Warrior with Zeon Technology, Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, NC) when populations reached 250 aphids per plant. Insecticides were applied using a backpack sprayer and Teejet (Springfield, IL) twinjet nozzle (TJ 11002) with 20 gallons per acre at 40 pounds per square inch pressure. Nets were opened and lowered to ground level and plots were wrapped with a spray shield (117 cm x 117 cm laminated paper) during insecticide application to ensure adequate insecticide coverage and limit insecticidal drift. Immediately after insecticide application nets were raised and closed again. Populations in the unlimited treatment were counted on the initially infested plant twice each week until the populations reached over 1,000 aphids/plant. Populations were then measured once each week until all aphid populations had declined from the previous sampling date.

42 37 The effect cages had on temperature and relative humidity were measured using HOBO micro stations equipped with Temperature/RH smart sensors (Onset Computer Corporation, Bourne, Massachusetts). Two stations were positioned at opposite ends of the field (37 m apart). Each station was equipped with four sensors. Each sensor recorded both temperature and relative humidity. One sensor was positioned outside of a cage. The other three sensors were placed inside the three nearest cages to the outside sensor. Sensors inside the cage were attached to one of the support legs approximately 1.0 m off the ground. Sensors recorded temperature and relative humidity every thirty minutes for the duration of the experiment. Yield was measured by hand harvesting all ten plants in each cage. Seed was dried to an uniform moisture content to under eight percent. Total seed weight was then measured for each cage. Data analysis Temperature and Relative humidity Sensors inside and outside of cages were used to collect temperature and relative humidity data starting seven days after cages were infested with aphids and until aphid populations declined. Daily maximum and minimum temperatures were used to calculate the accumulated degree-days for a single day using the following equation: DD = ( MaximumTemp. MinimumTemp. ) DevelopmentalThreshold 2 In the equation the developmental threshold is set at 8.6 C and the upper developmental threshold set at 34.9 C in accordance with previous studies on soybean aphid

43 38 development (Hirano et al. 1996, McCornack et al. 2004). The degree-day equation was used as outlined by Pedigo and Rice. We summed degree-days for the entire season to calculate the cumulative degree-days from the temperatures recorded by the sensors inside and outside of cages. Average relative humidity was calculated for each day from each sensor and was used to compare the relative humidity inside and outside the cages. Aphid Population Growth Aphid population data from the cages assigned the unlimited treatment were used to determine how quickly soybean aphids reach the EIL from the ET in enemy free space. The effects of year and cultivar and their interaction were tested using a mixed model (PROC MIXED; SAS Institute 2001). Block was set as a random effect in the model. The rate of population growth of aphids in each cage (total of 22 cages) was estimated. The linear relationship for the density of aphids over time was estimated using regression analysis. The density of aphids was log transformed to control for heteroscedasticity. This rate of growth per day was estimated during a period of time that began when populations reached 250 aphids per plant and ended ten days later. We used the rate of growth calculated from each cage to determine how many days were required for a population to grow from the ET to the EIL. We accomplished this by plotting the aphid density (ln aphids/plant) on the y-axis and time (in days) on the x-axis. The following equation was then solved: y = mx + b

44 39 Where y = ln674 (the current EIL), m = population growth rate for an individual cage and b = ln250 (the current ET). The equation could then be solved for x, which gives the time it took the aphids in an individual cage to increase in density from the ET to the EIL. Aphid Growth Model We compared our observations of aphid population growth within cages to populations predicted by the temperature-based model Soybean Aphid Growth Estimator (SAGE) ver 1.2 (McCornack and Ragsdale et al. 2004, Venette et al. 2004) using Student s t-test. The SAGE model was designed using the soybean aphid growth parameters from McCornack et al. (2004). The SAGE is available online free of charge through the University of Minnesota s soybean extension website. The SAGE model is a management tool designed for farmers and crop advisors to predict future within field aphid population growth based on the current aphid population within a field and predicted temperatures. The SAGE model predicts the aphid population over a seven-day period based on the daily minimum and maximum temperatures for the current day and the following seven days. To determine predicted rates of population growth, we used the daily minimum and maximum temperatures recorded from sensors inside the cages. We added temperature data from our field sensors to SAGE (Venette et al. 2004). We used temperatures from the seven-day period when the aphids in the unlimited treatment were in the range of the ET to the EIL. The initial aphid population used in this model was

45 aphids per plant. The output from the model was a daily estimate of aphid density, which was log transformed and a rate of growth was calculated. A unique rate was calculated from temperature data collected from each sensor. The average amount of time between the ET and EIL predicted by this model was estimated for each year. Yield We employed two soybean cultivars within each treatment. To reduce the variation in yield across these cultivars we calculated a ratio for each cultivar based on the yield measured in each treatment compared to the aphid-free control treatment. This resulted in the equation: Yield ratio = yield of treatment plot / yield of control plot The yield ratio analysis yielded 44 observations across the two cultivars and two aphid treatments. Four observations were not used due to missing yield data for either the treatment plot or aphid-free control plot. The means of the ratios for the IPM and unlimited treatments are reported. Yield ratios were compared between the IPM and unlimited treatments using an ANOVA to determine the effect of insecticide treatment on yield. Our mixed model included the fixed effects of year, treatment, cultivar and the interactions of cultivar by year, treatment by year, cultivar by treatment and the three-way interaction of cultivar by treatment by year. Block was set as a random effect. The Student s t-test was used to determine if the yield ratio of the IPM treatment was significantly different from 1. This comparison

46 41 determined if the aphid exposure experienced by plants in the IPM treatment was sufficient to reduce yield. Results Temperature and relative humidity The average (± SEM) degree-days accumulated outside of the cages in 2008 and 2009 were 685 ± 3.1 and 638 ± 2.5 respectively. The average (± SEM) degree-days inside of cages were 703 ± 1.8 and 675 ± 7.8 in 2008 and 2009 respectively. For the two years of this study, the temperatures within the cages were higher than those outside the cages resulting in an average of 28 degree-days, or a four percent increase in degree-days experienced within the cages. The average daily relative humidity for the season in 2008 and 2009 was 81.6% and 82.8% respectively. The average daily humidity inside cages was 79.1% and 79.9% in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Overall, we measured an average reduction of 2.7% in humidity within the cages during the two years of our study. Aphid Populations and Growth Dynamics Aphid populations reached the ET between 22 July and 25 July in 2008 and between 23 July and 28 July in 2009 (Figure 1). This was 19 to 22 and 25 to 30 days after initial infestation in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In both years these dates occurred during the R1 to R3 growth stages of the plant. Aphid populations peaked in the unlimited treatment between 19 August and 28 August in 2008 and between 12 August and 20 August in In both years these dates occurred during the R4 to R5 growth

47 42 stages of the plant. The average peak aphid population was 7,180 aphids/plant and 9,305 aphids/plant in 2008 and 2009 respectively. We did not observe a difference in the population growth rate of aphids across years (F = 1.55; df = 1,13; P = 0.235) or cultivars (F = 0.68; df = 1,13; P = ) or an interaction between year and cultivar (F = 0.09; df = 1,13; P = ). Therefore, data were pooled across years and cultivars to estimate an average growth rate. The average growth rate per cage was calculated to be 0.14 ± 0.06 ln aphids plant -1 day -1 with a 95% confidence interval. The growth rate of aphids in each cage was also used to calculate the average number of days required for a population to grow from 250 aphids per plant to 674 aphids per plant. From the 19 cages used in this study, we observed populations reaching 674 in an average of 6.97 ± 1.11 days (Figure 2). Aphid Growth Model Daily high, low and average temperatures for the eight days in each year used in the model calculations are listed in table 1. From these temperatures we predicted the abundance of aphids (Fig. 3). The model predicted an average growth rate of 0.33 ± ln aphids day -1. This was significantly greater than our observed growth rate of 0.14 (t = ; df = 32; P = <0.0001). The model s predicted growth rate resulted in an estimate of 2.8 and 3.3 days, respectively, for 2008 and 2009, for the time between the ET and EIL.

48 43 Yield We report yield as the ratio of the seed weight for both the IPM and unlimited treatments to the control treatment (Figure 4). No significant interactions were present between aphid treatment and cultivar (F = 0.42; df = 1,27; P = ), aphid treatment and year (F = 0.60; df = 1,27; P = ), cultivar and year (F = 0.04; df = 1,27; P = ) or aphid treatment, cultivar and year (F = 0.60; df = 1,27; P = ). Neither cultivar (F = 0.11; df = 1,27; P = ) nor year (F = 0.33; df = 1,27; P = ) had a significant effect on yield ratios. Yields were then pooled across cultivars and years for all further analyses. We observed a significant difference of 46% between the yield ratios of the IPM and unlimited treatments (F = 13.65; df = 1,27; P = ) (Figure 4). We did not observe a difference in the yield ratio of the IPM treatment from a ratio of 1 (t = 0.01; df = 1,27; P = ), indicating that the aphid densities in the IPM treatment did not significantly effect yield (Figure 4). Discussion The growth of aphids was slower than what was predicted from a temperaturebased model (Venette et al. 2004) of soybean aphid growth, which was created from developmental thresholds calculated by McCornack et al. (2004). McCornack et al. (2004) found the optimal temperature for development to be 27.8 C. In our study both external temperatures and internal cage temperatures oscillated above and below this threshold, often by as much as 7 C. The developmental thresholds of the soybean aphid were calculated based on the growth of populations in an environment with a constant

49 44 temperature (McCornack et al 2004). The difference in the predicted rate of soybean aphid growth to what we observed may be due to daily fluctuations of temperatures in the field which was not addressed by McCornack et al. (2004). Such fluctuations may prevent the populations from growing at their optimal rate. This difference in the predicted versus the observed growth rate of aphid populations could be due to other abiotic factors such as rain and wind (Trumble 1982, Moran et al. 1987, Sanderson et al. 1994, Maudsley et al. 1996). Although we excluded predators and parasitoids from soybean aphids in this study, entomopathogenic fungi are a source of aphid mortality and would likely not be excluded by our cages. Such fungi have been observed to reduce soybean aphid populations in North America (Baute 2003, Rutledge et al. 2004, Nielsen and Hajek 2005). However, we focused our estimates of aphid population growth, well before populations declined. Throughout the two years of the experiment we did not observe any evidence of fungal infection in the aphid populations. Furthermore, we did not observe a significant difference in relative humidity inside the cage to that outside the cages, suggesting that the cage did not affect an abiotic factor that could promote fungal growth. Soybean aphids have been reported to be capable of doubling populations in as little as 1.5 days (McCornack et al. 2004). Ragsdale et al. (2007) reported an average doubling time of 6.8 days for naturally occurring populations in the field. In our experiment, for population densities between the ET and EIL, we observed an average population doubling time of 4.95 days. Our temperature model predicted aphid population doubling times to be 2.13 days. Ragsdale et al. proposed that the difference in

50 45 doubling times observed in the field and those predicted by temperature models were due to environmental resistance. Environmental resistance includes natural enemies, weather and immigration and emigration of winged aphids. Our study suggests that for the period of time when aphid population densities are between the ET and EIL natural-enemy-free space may more closely resemble field conditions than ideal conditions for aphids. Previous studies have shown natural enemies to have a large impact on the regulation of soybean aphid populations (Fox et al. 2004, Costamagna and Landis 2006, Schmidt et al. 2007, Gardiner et al. 2009b). In all cases, these studies focused on the growth of initial populations of aphids at low densities (1-10 aphids per plant). Our study focused on populations of over 250 aphids per plant. Our results suggest that at this point of a soybean aphid outbreak, natural enemies may not be as important a source of mortality as previously thought. Rather abiotic factors may play a larger than anticipated role in environmental resistance. The difference between the soybean aphid rates of growth we observed and the one predicted by the temperaturebased model may be due to abiotic factors such as, fluctuations in temperature previously noted above, and the protection of aphids from other abiotic factors such as rainfall and wind. Further research may be necessary to explore the role of these abiotic factors in regulating aphid population dynamics at the critical time between the ET and EIL. A growing body of literature suggests that the level of natural enemy induced mortality of the soybean aphid may be diminishing due to agricultural practices (Landis et al. 2008, Ohnesorg et al. 2009, Schmidt et al. 2010). Olson et al. (2008) reported that the most commonly used insecticides for control of soybean aphids in the Midwest

51 46 included Asana, Lorsban, Mustang, and Warrior ; all are considered broad-spectrum in nature and reduce natural enemy populations in addition to aphids (Ohnesorg et al. 2009). The research presented in this paper is the first step in analyzing how our current soybean aphid management practices will respond to the changing soybean agricultural ecosystem in the Midwestern United States. Our findings support the use of an ET of 250 aphids per plant recommended by Ragsdale et al. (2007) and supported by Johnson et al. (2009). Our data show that under cage conditions a treatment threshold of 250 aphids per plant provides yield protection from the soybean aphid. Our linear regression analysis also demonstrated that the observed aphid population growth rates in our study provided an average seven-day lag time from the ET to the EIL. This seven-day lag time is within the range proposed by Ragsdale et al. (2007). Our analysis also indicates that abiotic factors may have a larger than expected impact on aphid population during the period between the ET and EIL and further research may be necessary to enhance our understanding of these factors. Acknowledgements We thank Nick Howell for assistance with field plot establishment; Kevin Johnson and Greg VanNostrand for assistance with insecticide application; and the many individuals that collected data, counted aphids, and assisted in all aspects of this study. This research was supported in part by the Iowa Soybean Association and the soybean checkoff.

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57 52 Table1.DailytemperaturesinsidecageswhenAphisglycinespopulationswere betweentheeconomicthresholdandeconomicinjurylevel Date AverageDailyTemp.( C) a Range( C) b July 22.2± July 24.3± July 21.8± July 24.7± July 24.7± July 25.3± July 26.0± August 25.0± July 21.9± July 21.8± July 19.9± July 19.1± July 19.4± August 19.6± August 20.3± August 22.7± a Averagedailytemperatureisreported±thestandarddeviation,temperaturewas recordedeveryhalfhour b Highandlowtemperaturesinrangeareanaverageofsixsensorsforeachyear

58 53 Figure Captions Figure 1. Mean aphid populations per plant throughout the two years of the experiment. Plants were infested with five aphids at the V3-V4 growth stage. Populations were sampled twice per week until densities reached over 1,000 aphids per plant. Sampling then occurred once per week. Sampling continued until populations declined later in the season. Figure 2. The equation for mean aphid population growth rate between the economic threshold (ET) and economic injury level (EIL) is depicted by the bold line. Observations for when each cage reached the EIL are also depicted as x s. The mean time between the ET and the EIL was 6.97 ± 1.11 days. Figure 3. Predicted aphid population growth for 7 days beginning at the density of the economic threshold (250 aphids per plant). The 2008 and 2009 models were calculated using the soybean aphid growth estimator version 1.2 developed by Venette et al. (2004) and temperature data collected from inside cages. The observed values were calculated from the population growth rates observed during the experiment. Figure 4. Mean seed weight ratio of the two aphid treatments averaged over the two varieties and two years of the study. Significant treatment differences determined using LSMEANS are represented with letters. Significant differences between a treatment mean and a ratio of 1 determined using Student s t-test are represented with an asterisk and signify a yield loss due to the treatment.

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63 58 ChapterThree Interactionsbetweenanematode fungusdiseasecomplexand anabovegroundherbivoreacrossresistantandsusceptible soybeancultivars ApapertobesubmittedtoEcologicalApplications MichaelT.McCarville 1,MatthewE.O Neal 1,GregoryL.Tylka 2,CharlesKanobe 3, GustavoC.MacIntosh 3 1 DepartmentofEntomology,IowaStateUniversity,Ames,IA DepartmentofPlantPathology,IowaStateUniversity,Ames,IA DepartmentofBiochemistry,Biophysics&MolecularBiology,IowaState University,Ames,IA50011

64 59 Abstract SoybeanisanintroducedcroptoAmericaandbecauseofthisithasbenefited fromasmallnumberofpeststhreateningitsproduction.sinceitsrapidexpansion inproductionacresbeginninginthe1930s,severalpestshavebeenintroduced fromthenativerangeofsoybean.ourknowledgeofhowthesepestsinteractand theimplicationsformanagementislimited.weexaminedhowthreecommon economicsoybeanpests,thenematodeheteroderaglycines,thefunguscadophora gregataandtheaphidaphisglycinesinteractonsoybean.from2008to2010six soybeancultivarswereexposedtofourdifferentpesttreatmentsconsistingof H.glycines,C.gregataandA.glycinesinamicro plotfieldexperiment.pest treatmentsweremanipulatedusingartificialinfestationsinafieldvirgintosoybean production.plotswereartificiallyinfestedwitheitherasinglepestorallthreepests incombination.theperformanceofeachpestwasmeasuredina singlepest treatmentandcomparedtopestperformancemeasuredinthe multiplepest treatment.thisdesignallowedustomeasuretheimpactofthepresenceoftwo othersoybeanpestsontheperformanceofeachpest.soilsamplesweretakenprior toplantingandafterharvesttoassessh.glycinesperformanceduringtheseason. InternalstemdiscolorationwasusedasameasureofC.gregataperformance.Aphis glycinespopulationsweremonitoredfrominitialinfestationtoleafsenescenceto trackperformance.thepresenceofmultiplepestssignificantlydecreaseda. glycinesandc.gregataperformance,butsignificantlyincreasedh.glycines performance.

65 60 Theintroductionandcultivationofplantsintoexoticareasofproductionhasoften separatedtheseplantsfromtheirassociatedherbivoresandpathogens(macketal. 2000).Whentheexoticplantisreunitedwithapestsfromits nativerange,the consequencescanbeeconomicallyandenvironmentallysignificant(pimenteletal. 2003).Furthermore,asexoticspeciesaccumulate,thereisthepotentialforan invasionalmeltdown (SimberloffandvonHolle1999)tooccur,suchthatthereis increasedlikelihoodofsurvivaland/orecologicalimpactofthesespecies.heimpel etal.(2010)consideredsoybean(glycinesmaxl.),thesoybeanaphid(aphisglycines Matsumura),andtheoverwinteringhostoftheaphid,Europeanbuckthorn (RhamnuscatharticaL.)partofsuchaninvasionalmeltdowninNorthAmerica.The intentionalintroductionofthesehostplantsfora.glycinesfacilitatedits establishmentandregionalabundanceinnorthamerica.additionalfactorswithin soybeanfieldsmayfurtherfacilitatetheestablishmentofa.glycines.soybeancyst nematode(scn)(heteroderaglycinesichinohe)anda.glycinesarebothpestsof soybeaninthenorthcentralregionoftheusandoriginallyhadaneotropic distribution(schmittetal.2004;venetteandragsdale2004).hongetal.(2010) observedagreaterintrinsicrateofgrowthofa.glycinesonsoybeaninfectedwitha pathogenthatisexotictonorthamerica,h.glycineswithinalaboratoryassay. However,theyalsoobservedapreferenceforH.glycinesun infectedplantsbyalate A.glycines.Towhatextentthesetwoinvasivepestsfacilitateeachother sgrowth andestablishmentwithinagroecosystemsisnotclear.understandingthe relationshipbetweenthesetwoinvasivepestscanprovidefurtherinsightintohow

66 61 invasivepestscanexacerbatepestmanagementwithinagroecosystems. Furthermore,ifthereisapositiveinteractionbetweenA.glycinesandH.glycines,the consequencescouldfurtherexacerbatetheiralreadysignificanteconomicimpacton soybeanproductionwithintheus(niblacketal.2006;ragsdaleetal.2011). Heteroderaglycinesaffectsotherpestsofsoybeans,likethefungalpathogen, brownstemrot(bsr)(cadophoragregataharringtonandmcnew).cadophora gregataisacommonfungalpathogen,presentin68 73%ofsoybeanfieldsin Illinois,IowaandMinnesota(Worknehetal.1999).TheC.gregatafungusinfects thesoybeanplantthroughtherootsystemandlatercolonizesthevascularandpith tissueoftheplantimpedingthemovementofnutrients.boththeincidenceand severityofc.gregataisincreasedwhensoybeanisinfectedbyh.glycines(taboret al.2003,2006a,2006b).co infectionofh.glycinesallowsearliercolonizationofthe soybeanrootsbythefungusandpossiblycreatesentrysitesforthepathogen. CurrentC.gregatamanagementreliesonculturalcontrolmethodsincludingcrop rotationandtillage.resistantcultivarsarealsoavailableforcontrolofc.gregata. WhenC.gregataandH.glycinesoccurwithinthesamefield,itisrecommendedto plantcultivarswithresistancetobothpathogens.theh.glycinesresistancesource PI88788isshowntodisplaysomeresistancetoC.gregataintheabsenceofH. glycinesinfection(hughesetal.2004).pi88788isthemostcommonlyemployed sourceofresistance,comprisingover95%ofcommerciallyavailableh.glycines resistantcultivars(niblacketal.2006).towhatextentpi88788confersresistance toothersourcesofplantstress,likea.glycines,isnotknown.

67 62 Anadditionalissuethatcanexacerbatetheimpactofinvasivepestsoncrop plantsisthereductioningeneticdiversitythatisassociatedwithdomestication (Hytenetal.2006).Domesticationofcropplantsmaynotincludegenesthatconfer resistancetopests.forexample,manymembersoftheplantfamilycucurbitacea producecucurbitacins,agroupoftriterpenes,thatareadeterrenttoinsect herbivores(tallamyetal.1997).however,thesecompoundsareverybitterto humans,andcommercialvarietiesofcucurbitsarebredforlowconcentrationsof cucurbitacinswithinthefruit.domesticationmaydisruptthemulti trophic interactionsamongtheplant,pestsandtheassociatednaturalenemies(e.g. Rasmannetal.2005).Plantbreedingthatproducedidentity preservedoroutput traitcultivars(mazuretal.1999)mayimpactcomponentsoftheplantdefense againstpestsandpathogens.forexample,soybeancultivarswithmodifiedseed contentsoffattyacidshavebeendevelopedforimprovedendusertraits,specifically functionalityofthesoybeanoil(fehr2006).thesecultivarscontainmutationsto oneormoregenescodingforomega 3fattyaciddesaturase(FAD3)enzymesinthe microsomalfattyacidsynthesispathway(bilyeuetal.2005).cultivarswithlevels oflinolenicacid(18:3)reducedfrom8%tolessthan3%reduceoreveneliminate theneedforchemicalhydrogenation.chemicalhydrogenationofsoybeanoil increasesthestabilityandshelflifeoftheoilandleadstotheformationofsaturated andtrans fattyacids,whicharelinkedtoanincreaseincoronaryheartdisease (DepartmentofHHSandUSDA2005,ChappelandBilyeu2007).Linolenicacidis alsoaprecursortokeyplantdefensesignalingcompoundsincludingjasmonicacid

68 63 andgreenleafvolatiles(shah2005,matsui2006,smithandboyko2007).jasmonic acidisimportantinamplifyingtheinitialdefenseresponsetopathogensand herbivores. Thegoalofthisexperimentwastoassesstheperformanceofthethree commonsoybeanpests(h.glycines,a.glycines,andc.gregata)oncommercially availablesoybeancultivarsdifferinginseedlinolenicacidcontentandh.glycines resistance.wefirsthypothesizedthattheabundanceofeachpestwoulddiffer betweenplantsexposedtoonepestversusallpestscombined.secondwe hypothesizedthatsoybeancultivarswithmodifiedfattyacidsynthesispathways wouldexperiencegreaterpopulationsofpests.furthermore,wehypothesizedthat theresponseofindividualpestsacrossthesecultivarswouldvaryinthepresenceof H.glycinesresistance. MaterialsandMethods Weconductedthefollowingexperimentin2008,2009and2010attheIowa StateUniversityHorticultureResearchStationnorthofAmesinStoryCountyIA. Thisresearchstationwasselectedbecauseithadnotbeenplantedtosoybeanfor overtenyears,ensuringaminimalpopulationofsoybeanpathogensandpests withinthesoil,includingh.glycines(niblacketal.2006).weusedcommercially availablesoybeancultivars(describedbelow)adaptedforgrowingintheregion. Soybeansweregrowninmicro plots(28cmby51cm)andexposedtovaryingtypes ofpestbasedontheexperimentdesign.plotswere152cmawayfromeachother.

69 64 Plotswereplantedwith22seedsinasinglefurrow.Plantingoccurredon1Junein 2008andon19Mayin2009and2010.Whenplantsproducedasingletrifoliate termedthefirstvegetativestage(v1)(fehrandcaviness1977)plotswerethinned to10plantsandcages(1.1mby0.8mby0.8m)wereplacedovertheplots.cages weredesignedtopreventsmallherbivoresfromfeedingontheplantsaswellas naturalenemiesfromfeedingona.glycines.cagesconsistedofwhiteno see um meshfabric(questoutfitterssarasota,fl)stretchedoverpvcpipecageframesand anchoredintothesoil.cagesremainedovertheplotsforthedurationofthe experiment,withanyweedsandforeigninsectsremovedbyhand. Experimentaldesign Weassessedtheeffectcultivarsofsoybeansthatvariedinresistanceto H.glycinesandseedlinolenicacidconcentrationhaveonthreepests(H.glycines,A. glycinesandc.gregata).theexperimentwasdesignedsuchthattherewerethree mainfactors;twofactorswereduetodifferencesamongthesoybeancultivars(seed linolenicacidlevelandh.glycinesresistance).thethirdmainfactorwasthe presenceofasinglepestorallpestscombinedoneachcultivar.eachcombinationof apestinoculumandsoybeancultivarwasreplicatedwithinmicroplotsina randomizedcompleteblockdesignwithsixblocks. Weusedatotalofsixsoybeancultivarsthatwerecommerciallyavailableto growerswithiniowa.weselectedcultivarsthatvariedbytheconcentrationof linolenicacidinharvestedseed,varyingfrom7%(aconcentrationthatistypicalfor mostsoybeancultivarsgrownforlivestockconsumption)to3%and1%.theselater

70 65 twoconcentrationsareconsideredlowandultra lowrespectively,andaregrownto produceseedforuseintheproductionoffooditemsforhumanconsumption.from thesecultivarsweselectedthosethatwerebothsusceptible(scn S)andresistant (SCN R)toH.glycines(SCN),withthisresistancederivedfromthePI88788source. However,in2008wewereunabletofinda3%cultivarthatwasSCN S;a3%SCN S cultivarwasincludedin2009and2010.thereforein2008weusedfivesoybean cultivarsandsixin2009and2010(table1). Wecreatedfourpesttreatmentsforeachcultivarbyexposingeachcultivar toanindividualpestandtoallthreepests(h.glycines,a.glycinesandc.gregata) (Table2).Thecombinationsofcultivarsandpestinoculumscreated20treatments in2008foratotalof120microplotswithsixreplicationspertreatment.in2009 and2010therewere24treatments(fourmoretreatmentsasaresultofthe additionofthesixthcultivar)foratotalof120microplotswithfivereplicationsper treatment. PestInoculationsandSampling HeteroderaglycinesPlotsreceivingH.glycineswereinoculatedusing methodsmodifiedfromtaboretal.(2006).deviationsinmethodswereconfinedto theuseofadifferentsusceptiblesoybeancultivar(williams82inplaceofkenwood 94)forinoculumproductionandtheuseofanadaptedfieldtechniquefor incorporatingh.glycinesintothesoil.insummary,h.glycineswereincorporated intoplotsasnematodeeggssuspendedin50mlofwater.theeggsuspensionwas pouredoverthesoybeanseedsinfurrowduringplanting.h.glycineseggswere

71 66 obtainedfromalabpopulation(hgtype0)multipliedonthepubliccultivar Williams82plantedinclaypotscontainingasandysoil.Eggsweregatheredby separatingfemalenematodesandcystsfromtherootsofinfestedplantswitha streamofwater,andthenwetsievinganddecantingtheinfestedsoil(gerdemann 1955,Niblacketal.1993).Femalesandcystswererecoveredusinga250 μm pore sieveplacedunderan850 μm poresieve.femalesandcystswerethencrushed usingwaterandamotorizedpestletoreleasetheeggs(niblacketal.1993).the eggswerethencollectedona25 μm poresievelocatedundera75 μm poresieve. Centrifugalflotationwasusedtoseparateeggsfromsoilandplantdebris(Jenkins 1964).Eggdensitieswerethencountedusingdirectmicroscopeobservations.A higherdensityof264,025eggs/50mlofwaterwasusedin2008toencourage establishmentofh.glycines.lowerdensitiesof75,000and4,000eggs/50mlwere usedtosupplementh.glycinespopulationsin2009and2010,respectively. InitialfieldpopulationsofH.glycineswereassessedonetothreeweeksprior toplanting.sixsoilcores(19mmindiameterby15to20cminlength)were collectedfromtheseedrowofeachplot.cystswereextractedfrom100cm 3 subsampleswithamodifiedsemi automaticelutriator(byrdetal.1976).eggswere thenreleasedfromcystsasdescribedabove.onetotwoweeksafterharvestthe sameprocedurewasusedtosampleendoftheseasonnematodepopulations. CadophoragregataWeproducedfungalinoculumofC.gregataaccordingto themethodsoutlinedbytaboretal.(2003),withtheexceptionoftheuseof sorghumseedinplaceofsoybeanstraw.inshort,c.gregatainoculumwas

72 67 producedfromasingle sporeisolateofstrainp113ofgenotypeaofc.gregata (Harringtonetal.2003).Cultureswerestartedongreenbeanextractmedium supplementedwithampicillinat50mg/liter.onceabundantsporulationwas present,conidiaweresuspendedindeionizedwater,andmixedwithtwice autoclavedsorghumseed.themixturewasincubatedatroomtemperaturefor25 30days.Themixturewasdrieddownpriortoinoculation.In2008plotswere inoculatedbyspreading40gofinfestedsorghumseeddirectlyintothefurrowatthe timeofplanting.in2009and2010theinoculumwasmixedintothetopsoil throughouttheplot24hourspriortoplanting. Diseaseseveritywasassessedeachyearafterharvestbymeasuringinternal stemdiscoloration(taboretal.2006c).internalstemdiscolorationischaracteristic ofbrownstemrotdisease,howeverotherpathogensarealsocapableofdisplaying similardiscolorationofthevascularandpithtissues(allingtonandchamberlain 1948,Worknehetal.1999).Allsoybeanstemswerecutatgroundleveland broughtbacktothelab.stemsweresplitlongitudinallyandinternalstem discolorationwasvisuallyassessed.discolorationwasassessedasthepresenceof anydarkbrowncolorationonthevasculartissueorpith.thenumberofnodes discoloredontheplantwasassessedasameasurementoftheseverityofinfection. AphisglycinesAlaboratorycolonyofA.glycinesmaintainedatIowaState Universitywasusedforallinfestations.ThecolonywasestablishedfromfieldcollectedA.glycinesfoundinmultiplesoybeanfieldsinJasperandStorycountiesin Iowaduring2007,withadditionalfield collectedaphidsaddedin2008andin2009

73 68 fromstoryandjaspercounties.thecolonywasmaintainedonana.glycines susceptiblecommercialcultivar,prairiebrand2636nrrinagrowthchamberunder a14:10day nightcycle. PlotsreceivinganA.glycinespesttreatmentreceivedaninitialinfestationof fiveaphidsonasingleplant.thefiveaphidsweretransferredtotheupper most expandedtrifoliateatthev3 V4growthstagewhichoccurredon3Julyin2008,23 Junein2009,and24Junein2010.Theremainingplantsineachplotwereinfested withaphidsfromthelaboratorycolonywhenplotsreached50aphidsonthe initiallyinfestedplant.thesecondaryinfestationwasaccomplishedbyclipping leavesofapproximately50aphidsontothenewestexpandedtrifoliate.allaphids (allgrowthstagesofbothalateandapterous)werecounted.populationswere countedontheinitiallyinfestedplanttwiceeachweekuntilpopulationsreached overathousandaphidsperplant.populationswerethencountedonceperweek untilthepopulationsdeclined.populationswereconsideredindeclineifthedensity decreasedfortwoconsecutivesamplingdates. StatisticalAnalyses Weusedthesamplingdataforeachpesttodetermineiftheabundanceof eachpestvariedacrossthedifferentcultivarsbyeitherseedlinolenicacidlevelor nematoderesistance.wealsodeterminedifthepresenceofotherpestsaffectedthe abundanceofanyonepestbycomparingtheabundanceoncultivarsinfectedwith oneorallpests.theparametersusedtoestimatepestabundancevariedbypest.in general,pestabundancedatawereanalyzedusingtheprocmixedprocedure(sas

74 69 REF).Asplit plotmodelwasusedtoanalyzethedata,aspesttreatmentwasnotrerandomizedtoplotseachseason.themainploteffectwaspesttreatment(singleor multiplepest)andthesplit ploteffectwascultivar.eachcultivarwasaunique combinationoftheeffectslinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistance.fixed effectsusedinthemodelwereblock,pesttreatment,linolenicacidlevel,and nematoderesistance.thetwoandthree wayinteractionsofpesttreatment, linolenicacidlevel,andnematoderesistancewerealsotreatedasfixedeffects.the randomeffectsstatementincludedthevariablesplot(block*pesttreatment)and year.thissplit plotmodelwasusedtodetermineifcultivarsofvaryinglinolenic acidandnematoderesistancelevelshadavariableimpactonpestabundance.this generalmodelwasalsousedtodetermineifpestabundancevariedbetween treatmentswithonlyonepestandallpestscombined.anexplanationforhow abundancewasmeasuredisprovidedforeachpest. HeteroderaglycinesreproductionWecalculatedanH.glycines reproductionfactor(rf)todetermineifh.glycinesreproductionvariedacross culitvarsorpesttreatments.wecalculatedareproductionfactorbymeasuringthe numberofeggsper100cm 3 soilatplanting(pi)andatharvest(pf)foreachplot.an RFwasthencalculatedforeachplotasPf/(Pi+1).Reproductionfactorswerelog transformedtoensureheteroscadascity CadophoragregatadiseaseStemdiseaseratingswereaveragedacrossall plantswithinaplot.plotmeanswerelogtransformedtoensureheteroscadascityof thedata.

75 70 AphisglycinesperformanceWecalculatedtheseasonalexposureofplants toaphidstoestimatesoybeanaphidabundance.seasonalexposurewasmeasured basedonthenumberofaphidsperplantbetweentwosamplingpointsandis reportedascumulativeaphiddays(hanafietal.1989).thismeasurementhasbeen showntohaveastrongcorrelationwithsoybeanplantperformanceandyield (Ragsdaleetal.2007). Soybeanaphidgrowthwasalsosub dividedintothreecomponents, colonizationoftheplant,exponentialpopulationgrowthandpeakabundance.this wasdonetofurthercharacterizetheeffectofsoybeancultivarsandpesttreatment ona.glycinespopulations.thethreecomponentsofa.glycinespopulationdynamics wereanalyzedseparatelyusingthemixedmodel. Afterinfestation,initialaphidpopulations(fiveaphidsperplant)were observedtoundergosporadicincreasesanddecreasesfromonetimepointtothe next(ie.increasingtoeightaphidsperplantandthendecreasingtothreeaphidsper plant).observationsofaphidsamplingdataindicatedpopulationsofatleastten aphidsperplantrarelydecreasedfromonesamplingpointtothenext.basedon theseobservationsthedensityoftenaphidsperplantwasselectedasanindicator ofsuccessfulcolonizationofthesoybeanplant.daystocolonizationoftheplant wasthenmeasuredasthelengthoftimeindaysforaninitialaphidpopulationto reachadensityoftenaphidsorgreaterperplant. Theexponentialpopulationgrowthratewasanalyzedbylogtransforming aphiddensities.transformedaphiddensitieswerethengraphedovertimetoform

76 71 apopulationgrowthcurve.thelinearrateofgrowthwasthenmeasuredasthe slopeofthelineforthelinearphaseofthegrowthcurve.aseparatelinearrateof growthwascalculatedforeachplot. Thethirdcomponentofaphidpopulationdynamicsanalyzedwaspeakaphid abundance.peakaphidabundancewasmeasuredasthegreatestnumberofaphids perplantthateachplotreachedinasinglegrowingseason.thisvaluewaslog transformedtomeettheassumptionofheteroscadacity. Results Heteroderaglycines ForplotsnotartificiallyinfestedwithH.glycines,soilsamplesrevealed nematodeeggdensitiesneverexceeded500eggsper100ccofsoil.thoseplots whereeggcountswerenotzerodidnotshowincreasesineggdensitiesfromspring samplestofallsamples.thisindicatesthattheeggspresentintheseplotswerenot abletosuccessfullyreproduceonsoybeanandthuswerelikelynoth.glycineseggs, buteggsbelongingtoanotherspeciesofcystnematode.endofseasonnematode eggdensities(eggsper100ccofsoil)forh.glycinestreatedplotsaveraged(±sem) 843±230,2,335±405,and688±147for2008,2009and2010,respectively. Wedidnotobserveasignificantinteractionamongthemaineffects(linolenic acidlevel,pesttreatmentornematoderesistance)onnematodereproduction.we didnotobserveadifferenceinnematodereproductionacrossvaryinglevelsofseed linolenicacidconcentration(f=0.47;df=2,108,p=0.6253).thepresenceof

77 72 nematoderesistance(f=5.12,df=1,108,p=0.0256)andthepresenceofother pests(f=7.08,df=1,53,p=0.0103)significantlyimpactednematodereproduction (Figure1).Nematodereproductionwas5timesgreateronnematodesusceptible cultivarscomparedtoresistantcultivars.nematodereproductionwasalsofoundto be5.1timesgreaterinthemultiplepesttreatmentcomparedtotheh.glycinesalone treatment. Cadophoragregata StemdiseaseratingsacrossthreeyearsandallplotskeptfreeofC.gregata inoculumaveraged1.05±0.11(sem).stemdiseaseratingsforacrossallthree yearsandallplotsreceivingc.gregatainoculumaveraged2.94±0.23.this representsanapproximatelythree foldincreaseintheseverityofstemdiseasein plotsreceivingc.gregata.itisreasonabletoassumethenthatthebrowningofpith tissuewasaneffectiveindicatorofthepresenceofinfectionbyc.gregata. Asignificantinteractionbetweenlinolenicacidlevelandnematode resistance(f=146.33;df=2,108;p=<0.0001)wasobserved.thestemdisease ratingdatawerethenanalyzedseparatelyfornematoderesistantandnematode susceptiblecultivars.fornematoderesistantcultivarswedidnotobserveaneffect ofpesttreatment(f=0.55;df=1,40;p=0.4628)oraninteractionbetweenpest treatmentandlinolenicacidlevel(f=2.37;df=2,44;p=0.1055)onstemdisease ratings.fornematoderesistantcultivars,thestemdiseaseratingsvariedby linolenicacidlevel(f=79.18;df=2,44;p=<0.0001).thisvariationwasduetoan 89.4%reductionindiseaseseverityinthe3%linolenicacidcultivar(Figure2).

78 73 Stemdiseaseratingsfornematodesusceptiblecultivarsvariedbylinolenic acidlevel(f=65.54;df=2,38;p<0.0001)andpesttreatment(f=6.19;df=1,34;p =0.0179).Thevariationacrosslinolenicacidlevelswasduetoa141%increasein diseaseseverityonthe3%linolenicacidcultivar.diseaseratingsweresignificantly higherinthec.gregataalonetreatmentscomparedtothemultiplepesttreatments. Theinteractionbetweentheeffectoflinolenicacidlevelandpesttreatmentwasnot significant(f=0.89;df=2,38;p=0.4203)(figure2). Aphisglycinesperformance Weobservedsignificanteffectsofnematoderesistance(F=4.27;df=1,107; P=0.0412),andpesttreatment(F=12.99;df=1,53;P=0.0007)onseasonal exposureofplantstoaphid(i.ecad).theeffectoflinolenicacidlevelwasnonsignificant(f=2.15;df=2,107;p=0.1211).noneoftheinteractionsamong linolenicacidlevel,nematoderesistanceorpesttreatmentweresignificant.this analysisrevealedanoveralleffectofplantexposuretoaphidsbeingsignificantly reducedinthemultiplepesttreatmentandonscn Rcultivars.Plantexposureto aphidswasreducedby26.4%inthepresenceofh.glycinesandc.gregata. Nematoderesistantcultivarsreducedplantexposuretoaphidsby19.8%(Figure3). Cumulativeaphiddaysareameasurementofaphidperformanceacrossthe entiregrowingseason.weanalyzedaphidperformanceduringthreepartsofthe seasontofurtherinvestigatetheimpactsofmultiplepestsandnematoderesistance ona.glycinesperformance.weinvestigatedearlyseasonaphidperformanceby analyzingdaystosuccessfulplantcolonization.middleoftheseasonaphid

79 74 performancewasinvestigatedbyanalyzingpopulationgrowthrateandendofthe seasonperformancewasinvestigatedbyanalyzingpeakaphidabundance. Furtheranalysesoftheeffectofnematodeandpesttreatmentonthethree componentsofa.glycinespopulationdynamicsshowedinconsistentresultsacross years.in2010,therewerenosignificanteffectsonanyofthethreegrowth parameterswemeasured.analysesonthedaysrequiredforcolonizationtooccur (Table4)foundsignificanteffectsinonly2008.In2008,therewasasignificant effectofnematoderesistance(f=5.29,df=1,45,p=0.0261).therewasalsoa significantinteractionbetweenlinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistance(f= 4.21,df=1,45,P=0.0460).ln2009,theeffectofnematoderesistance(F=0.55;df= 1,43;P=0.4607)andtheinteractionoflinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistance (F=0.75;df=2,43;P=0.4803)werenon significant. Analysisofaphidgrowthrates(Table5)revealedasignificanteffectofpest treatment(f=10.82,df=1,45,p=0.0020)andasignificantinteractionofpest treatmentandlinolenicacidlevel(f=4.30,df=2,45,p=0.0195)in2008.in2009 theinteractionoflinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistancewassignificant(f= 4.77,df=2,43,P=0.0134).However,in2009theeffectofpesttreatment(F=1.42; df=1,43;p=0.2394)andtheinteractionofpesttreatmentandlinolenicacidlevel werenon significant(f=0.55;df=1,43;p=0.4607). Peakaphidabundanceanalyses(Table6)revealedtheeffectofpest treatment,tobesignificantinboth2008(f=5.87,df=1,45,p=0.0195)and2009 (F=1,39,df=1,39,P=0.0004).Inboth2008and2009,lowerpeakaphiddensities

80 75 werereachedinthemultiplepesttreatmentwhencomparedtothea.glycinesalone treament.theeffectofpesttreatment(f=1.51;df=1,43;p=0.2264)wasnonsignificantin2010.theinteractionoflinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistance wassignificantin2009(f=5.64;df=1,43;p=0.0067),butnotin2008(f=2.04;df =1,43;P=0.1599)or2010(F=0.64;df=1,43;P=0.5317). Discussion Ourstudysoughttoinvestigateourhypothesesthatalteringseedlinolenic acidlevelsofsoybeanwouldimpacttheperformancesoybeanpestsandpathogens andthatsoybeanpestswouldbeabletointeractindirectlythroughasharedhost plant.wetestedtheperformanceofthreecommonmidwesternsoybeanpestsand pathogens;h.glycines,a.glycinesandc.gregata.acrossthreegrowingseasonsand multipleperformancemetricswefoundnosupportforourfirsthypothesisthat alteringseedlinolenicacidlevelswouldimpactpestperformance.wedidhowever discoverbothpositiveandnegativeindirectinteractionsbetweenthepestsand pathogensinourstudy.wealsouncoveredapreviouslyunreportedeffectofthe commonlydeployedsoybeanresistancesourcepi AnalysisofA.glycinesperformancerevealedanegativeimpactofsubsequent soybeanplantcolonizationbyh.glycinesandc.gregata(figure3).our experimentaldesigndoesnotallowustoisolatetheindividualeffectsofh.glycines colonizationandc.gregatainfectionona.glycinesperformance.however,previous literaturemaysuggestpossibleexplanationsforourresults.negativeimpactsof

81 76 nematodecolonizationonaphidperformancehavebeenreportedinothersystems (Bezemeretal.2005,Kaplanetal.2009,Vandegehuchteetal.2010).Inthesoybean system,hongetal.(2010)foundevidenceforaninfluenceofh.glycinescolonization ona.glycinesalataehostplantpreference.inalaboratorystudytheyfoundalates preferredcontrolsoybeanplantswhenpairedwithsoybeanplantscolonizedbyh. glycines.thispreferencehoweverwasnotmirroredinperformance,asa.glycines performedequallyonh.glycinescolonizedplantsandcontrolplants.intheirstudy A.glycinesperformancewasmeasuredinthelaboratoryundercontrolledconditions foraone weekperiod.ourstudymaypointtoanegativeimpactofh.glycines colonizationonseasonlongaphidperformanceasthecauseforalataeavoidanceof H.glycinescolonizedplants. Heteroderaglycinespopulationdatarevealedanunexpectedeffectofpest treatmentonh.glycinesreproduction.weobservedsignificantlyelevatedh. glycinesreproductioninthepresenceofsimultaneousc.gregataanda.glycines infestation(figure1).again,ourexperimentaldesigndoesnotallowustoisolate theindividualeffecteachpesthasonh.glycinesreproduction.intheliterature thereareseveralstudiesthathaveinvestigatedthepositiveimpacth.glycines colonizationhasonc.gregatacolonizationandgrowth.thesestudieshaveshown thath.glycinescolonizationincreasesboththeincidenceandseverityofc.gregata infectioninbothc.gregatasusceptibleandresistantcultivars.we,however,are unawareofanystudiesthathaveinvestigatedthereciprocaleffectofc.gregata colonizationonh.glycinesperformance.

82 77 ItisalsopossiblethatA.glycinescolonizationmayalterH.glycines reproductionthroughindirectimpactsonhostplantmetabolismanddefenses.we arealsounawareofanystudiesthathaveshownapositiveimpactofaphid colonizationonnematodeperformance.previousstudieshaveshowna.glycines colonizationcanhavesystemicimpactsonsoybeanplantmetabolism.itispossible thattheseeffectsmayimprovethehostqualityofsoybeansthrougheither improvednutritionalqualityorsuppressedplantdefenses.recentresearch,has shownmultipleaphidspeciesindifferentsystemscapableofsuppressingeffective plantdefensesandmanipulatingprimaryhostmetabolismtoimprovethe nutritionalqualityofthehostplant(goggin2007,willetal.2007,walling2008, Giordanengoetal.2010). OurstudyalsoexaminedtheimpactoftheresistancesourcePI88788onthe performanceofallthreepestsinourstudy.previousstudiesonpi88788derived cultivarsandexperimentallineshavefoundpi88788toprovidemajorresistance genesforh.glycinesandminorresistancegenesforh.glycines(gloveretal.2004), C.gregata(Patzoldtetal.2005)andsoybeanmosaicvirus(Gunduzetal.2004).The resistancesourcepi88788isusedextensivelyinthemidwestduetoitsresistance toh.glycines.morerecentresearchhasalsoshowncultivarspossessingpi88788in theirbackgroundtodisplayresistancetoc.gregatainthegreenhouseandfieldthat equalsorexceedsstandardc.gregataresistantcultivars(hughesetal.2004).our studyfoundresistantcultivarstosignificantlyimpairthereproductionofh.glycines. OurresultsforC.gregatainternalstemdiseaseratingswereinconsistent.The

83 78 significantinteractionbetweenlinolenicacidlevelandnematoderesistance signifiesaneffectofcultivarondiseaseseverity.thegeneticbackgroundofeach cultivarwasnotcontrolled.therefore,effectsotherthannematoderesistanceand thelinolenicacidlevelofeachplantmayimpacttheperformanceofthepeststested here.thevariationinpestperformanceduetothegeneticbackgroundofeach cultivarismeasuredintheinteractionbetweenthemaineffectsofnematode resistanceandlinolenicacidlevel.sincetheeffectoflinolenicacidleveldidnot showaconsistentpatternineitherthenematoderesistantorsusceptiblecultivars (Figure2),thissuggestsaneffectofthedifferentgeneticbackgroundsofeach cultivar. Innematodesusceptiblecultivarstherewasasignificanteffectofpest treatmentonc.gregatadiseaselevels(figure2).previousstudieshavefound plantsco infectedwithc.gregataandh.glycinestodisplayincreaseddisease incidenceandseverity.thisobservationwasfoundinbothc.gregatasusceptible andresistantcultivarsandh.glycinessusceptibleandresistantcultivars.therefore, forthenematodesusceptiblecultivars,thedecreaseindiseasecausedbyc.gregata inthemultiplepesttreatmentinourstudymaybeduetoana.glycinescolonization inducedmodificationoftheinteractionbetweenc.gregataandh.glycines.thelack ofanincreaseindiseasemayalsobeduetothesubjectivenatureofourc.gregata diseaseratingprocess.itmaybethatourinternalstemdiseaseratingprocessisnot sensitiveenoughtodetectdifferencesbetweenplantsco infectedwithc.gregata andh.glycinesandthoseinfectedwithc.gregataalone.thismaybesupportedby

84 79 ourinabilitytodetectdifferencesindiseaseseveritybetweennematodesusceptible andresistantcultivars.hughesetal.(2004)foundfoliardiseaseratingstobemore effectivethaninternalstemdiseaseratingsasindicatorsofresistanceexpression. Ourcumulativeaphiddayanalysisrevealedanegativeeffectofresistant cultivarsona.glycinesperformance(figure3).ourstudyisthefirstreportonthe effectofpi88788resistanceona.glycinesperformance.thelevelofa.glycines resistanceexpressedbythecultivarscontainingpi88788inthisstudydoesnot appeartobepracticallyusefulasasinglegenemanagementtool.previouswork characterizingresistancelevelsinh.glycinesresistantcultivarshavefound variationamongpi88788cultivars(tylkaunpublisheddata).itistherefore possiblethatvariationsina.glycinesresistancelevelsmayalsobepresentinpi 88788cultivars.HigherlevelsofA.glycinesresistancemaythenbecontainedin otherpi88788cultivars. Aphisglycinesresistantcultivarshaverecentlybeenreleasedcommerciallyin theunitedstates.thesecultivarscontainthesingledominantrag1geneproviding effectivecontrolofa.glycines(hilletal.2006b,kimanddiers2009,mardorfetal. 2010).Otherresistancegeneshavealreadybeenidentifiedandarebeingevaluated andintroducedintocommercialsoybeanlines(mianetal.2008,zhangetal.2009, Zhangetal.2010).Aphisglycinesbiotypescapableofovercomingtheseresistance geneshavealreadybeenidentified(kimetal.2008,hilletal.2010).recent researchconductedbywiardaetal.(2011)hasdemonstratedthepotentialof pyramidingtherag1andrag2genesforimproveda.glycinesresistance.thelow

85 80 levelresistanceobservedinthisexperimentmayindicatethepresenceofaminor A.glycinesresistancegeneinPI88788.Thepresenceofaminorresistancegenein PI88788resistantcultivarswouldprovideausefulgeneforpyramidingwith currenta.glycinesresistancegenes.aminorresistancegenefrompi88788would beanexcellentcandidateforimprovingcurrenta.glycinesresistantcultivarssince PI88788derivedcultivarsarealreadywidelygrownintheNorthCentralUnited StatesforcontrolofH.glycinesandC.gregata.Futureresearchwillneedtofocuson thecharacterizationofthea.glycinesresistanceobservedhereandanassessmentof itsusefulnessinpyramidingwithmajorgenesfora.glycinesresistance. AphisglycinesisanewlyinvasivespeciestoNorthAmerica.InNorth Americaitwillencounteranewsuiteofsoybeanpestsandpathogenswithwhichto interactwithbothdirectlyandindirectly.understandingtheinteractionofpests andpathogensisparamounttodevelopingsuccessfulintegratedmanagementplans. Aphisglycinesmayposeauniquechallengeinunderstandingpestinteractions. MultiplestudieshaveshowntheabilityofbothA.glycinesandaphidsatlargeto alterhostplantmetabolism,defenseandphysiology.understandingthisabilityand itsramificationswillbeimportantforpredictingandunderstandingtheoutcomeof pestinteractionsinthefuture. Acknowledgements WethankDavidSohforassistancewithnematodeandfungalinoculums, ChrisMarettforprocessingofsoilsamples,andFelicitasAvendanoforhelpwith

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101 96 FigureCaptions Figure1.MeanreproductionfactorsaveragedovertheHeteroderaglycines susceptibleandresistantcultivarsforthethreeyearsofthestudy.nematode resistance(p=0.0256)andpesttreatment(p=0.0103)werefoundtobesignificant factorsimpactingh.glycinesreproduction.theinteractionbetweennematode resistanceandpesttreatmentwasnon significant(p=0.2332).lettersrepresent significantdifferencesatthep=0.05level.theheteroderaglycinesalonetreatment wasinfestedwithscneggsappliedintheseedfurrowatplantingeachyear.the multiplepesttreatmentwasinfestedwithh.glycinesandcadophoragregataat plantingandaphisglycinesatthev2growthstage. Figure2.Meaninternalstemdiseaseratingsfornematoderesistantandsusceptible cultivarsareaveragedacrossthethreeyearsofthestudy.meanstemdisease ratingsarereportedforthecadophoragregataalonetreatmentandthemultiple pest(multiple)treatment.stemdiseaseratingswereassessedbycountingthe numberofnodesperplantdisplayingcharacteristicbrowningofthepithtissue. Lettersrepresentsignificantdifferencesattheα=0.05level.Forsusceptibleand resistantcultivarstheeffectoflinolenicacidlevelwassignificant(p<0.0001). Theeffectofpesttreatmentwassignificantforsusceptiblecultivars(P=0.0179). Figure3.MeancumulativeaphiddaysaveragedacrossHeteroderaglycines susceptibleandresistantcultivarsandthethreeyearsofthestudyaredisplayed. Lower caselettersrepresentsignificantdifferencesatthep=0.05levelbetweenh.

102 97 glycinesresistantandsusceptiblecultivarswithinapesttreatment.capitalized lettersrepresentsignificantdifferencesatthep=0.05levelbetweenpest treatmentsaveragedacrossbothresistantandsusceptiblecultivars.theeffectsof nematoderesistance(p=0.037)andpesttreatment(p=0.0007)weresignificant. Theinteractionbetweennematoderesistanceandpesttreatmentwasnonsignificant(P=0.6100).

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106 101 ChapterFour Measuringtheyieldandfatty acidresponseofsoybeancultivars withseedoillowinlinolenicacidtomultiplebioticstresses ApapertobesubmittedtoCropScience MichaelT.McCarville 1,CharlesKanobe 2,MatthewE.O Neal 1,GustavoC.MacIntosh 2, GregoryL.Tylka 3 1 DepartmentofEntomology,IowaStateUniversity,Ames,IA DepartmentofBiochemistry,Biophysics&MolecularBiology,IowaState University,Ames,IA DepartmentofPlantPathology,IowaStateUniversity,Ames,IA50011

107 102 Abstract Linolenicacidisaprecursortocomponentsintheplantdefenseresponseto pestsandpathogens.commercialsoybeancultivarswithalteredlinolenicacid levelshavebeendevelopedfortheirimprovedoilqualities.weexaminedhow threecommonsoybeanpests,thesoybeancystnematode(scn),brownstemrot (BSR)andthesoybeanaphid(SBA)affecttheyieldandseedlinolenicacidlevelsof specialtylowlinolenicacidcultivars.inamicro plotfieldexperimentsoybean cultivarswithvaryingconcentrationsoflinolenicacidintheseed(ultra loworlow) andresistancetoscn(susceptibleorresistant)weregrownataresearchfarm northofames,iowa.plotswerekeptfreeofpests(control)orartificiallyinoculated withasinglepest(scn,bsrorsba)orthecombinationofallthreepests(multiple pest).theuseofresistantcultivars(scnandbsr)ortheuseofaninsecticideatan economicthreshold(sba)wasanalyzedtodeterminetheefficacyofcurrent managementrecommendationsforlowlinolenicacidsoybeanproduction.seedwas collectedattheendoftheseasontomeasureyieldandgraincomposition.fattyacid profilesofseedsweremeasuredusinggc MS.Resultsindicatethatallthreepests aloneorincombinationarecapableofreducingyield,butonlybsrandsbaare capableofaffectingseedlinolenicacidlevels.inallcasescurrentmanagement recommendations(resistantcultivarsoreconomicthresholds)providedsufficient protectionofbothyieldandgraincompositionindicatingnochangesarenecessary formanagementofalteredlinolenicacidsoybeanvarieties.

108 103 Thedevelopmentofintegratedpestmanagementstrategiesforagricultural productionhasbeenagoalofmidwesternsoybeanresearchers,farmersand governmentagenciessincethepublicationofsternetal.(1959).earlyresearch goalsfocusonthemanagementofkeysoybeanpestsandpathogensinisolationand theirimpactonyieldandaspectsofgrainquality(adee1994,niblacketal2005, Ragsdaleetal.2007,Beckendorfetal.2008).Recentprogressinplantbreedinghas alsoledtothedevelopmentofsoybeancultivarswithalteredseedtraitsthat enhancetheirfunctionalityandvalue.thedevelopmentofimprovedintegrated pestmanagementstrategieswillrequirefurtherknowledgeonhowcurrentsoybean pestsinteractwiththesenewcultivars,specificallyhowtheyimpactgrain composition. Soybeancultivarswithmodifiedfattyacidseedcontentshavebeen developedforimprovedendusertraits,specificallyfunctionalityofthesoybeanoil (Fehr2006).Cultivarswithlevelsoflinolenicacid(18:3)reducedfrom8%toless than3%weredevelopedbychemicalmutagenesiswithethylmethanesulfonate (EMS).Theseedfromthesecultivarsreducesoreveneliminatestheneedfor chemicalhydrogenation.chemicalhydrogenationofsoybeanoilisusedtoincrease thestabilityandshelflifeoftheoil.theprocessleadstotheformationofsaturated andtrans fattyacids,whichhavebeenlinkedtoanincreaseincoronaryheart disease(departmentofhhsandusda2005,chappelandbilyeu2007). Farmersproducingthesespecialtylowlinolenicacidsoybeancultivars receiveapremiumabovethepriceofcommoditysoybeans.thispremiumis

109 104 contingentupontheproductionofseedthatisatorbelowacontractedlevelofseed linolenicacidcontent,asmeasuredbypercentageoftotalseedoil.previous researchhasshownthatenvironmentalconditionssuchastemperature(wolfetal. 1982)andrainfall(DornbosandMullen1992)arecapableofimpactingfattyacid levelsinsoybeanseed.furtherstudieshaveshownthatenvironmentalconditions thatvarybyyearandlocationcanimpactgraincomposition,specificallylinolenic acidcontent,inbothcommodityandlowlinolenicacidcultivars(wilcoxandcavins 1992,SchneblyandFehr1993,Primomoetal.2002,Olivaetal.2006).Primomoet al.(2002)identifiedtheneedtounderstandtheleveltowhichweed,disease,and insectpressurecancontributetothesignificantvariationinlinolenicacidlevels betweenyearsandlocationsobservedintheirstudy. Linolenicacidhasbeenidentifiedasaprecursortokeyplantdefense signalingcompoundsincludingjasmonicacidandgreenleafvolatiles(shah2005, Matsui2006,SmithandBoyko2007).Jasmonicacidhasbeenidentifiedas importantinamplifyingtheinitialdefenseresponsetopathogensandherbivores. Greenleafvolatileshavealsobeenidentifiedasimportantdefensesignaling compoundswithintheplantandalsoasanimportantsynomoneusedbypredators tolocateprey(halitschkeetal.2008). IntheNorthCentralUnitedStatesseveralinsectpestsandmanyfungaland bacterialpathogenschallengesoybeanproduction.themosteconomically importantinsectpestisthesoybeanaphid(sba),aphisglycinesmatsumurawhich wasfirstreportedintheregionin2000(heimpelandshelly2004).thesbaisa

110 105 phloem feedinginsect,whichreproducesparthenogeneticallyonsoybeaninthe summer.soybeanaphidsarecapableofreducingyieldsbyasmuchas40% (Ragsdaleetal.2007),aswellasreducingseedoilcontent(Beckendorfetal.2008). Currentmanagementreliesheavilyoninsecticideapplicationsappliedata previouslydeterminedeconomicthresholdoraccordingtoagrowthstagetimed schedule(myersetal.2005,ragsdaleetal.2007,johnsonetal.2009).recently, resistancegenestothesbahavebeenidentified(mensahetal.2005,hilletal. 2006b,a,Mianetal.2008,Hilletal.2009)andsuccessfullyintegratedintoMidwestadaptedcultivars(Mardorfetal.,KimandDiers2009).Micro arraystudiesofthe resistantcultivardowlinghaveshownlipoxygenasegenestobeupregulatedin responsetosbafeeding(lietal.2008).thechiefsubstrateoflipoxygenasesis linolenicacid,whichisconvertedtotheplanthormonejasmonicacid(shah2005). SoybeanintheNorthCentralUnitedStatesisalsoattackedbyadiverse groupofpathogensincludingfungi,bacteriaandviruses(robertsonandnutter 2010).Thisgroupincludesthesoybeancystnematode(SCN),Heteroderaglycines Ichinhoeandthefungalpathogenbrownstemrot(BSR),Cadophoragregata HarringtonandMcNew.TheSCNisthemosteconomicallyimportantsoybeanpest intheunitedstates,withdamageestimatedatover1.5billiondollarsayear (Niblacketal.2006).Currentmanagementreliesontheplantingofresistant cultivarsininfestedfields.commercialscnresistantcultivarsincorporateasingle sourceofresistance.currentlysevensourcesofresistanceagainstthescnhave beenidentifiedingermplasm;threeofwhichareavailablecommercially,pi88788,

111 106 PekingandPI437654(alsoknownasHartwigorPUSCN14)(Niblack2005,Niblack etal.2006).pi88788isthemostcommonlyemployedsourceofresistance, comprisingthevastmajority(>95%)ofcommerciallyavailablescnresistant cultivars(niblacketal.2006).recentstudieshavefoundaconservedgene expressionmechanismbetweentheresistancereactionsofpi88788andpeking resistancesources,witharoleforlipoxygenasesinbothsources(klinketal.2009, 2010a,2010b). Brownstemrotisacommonfungalpathogen,presentin68 73percentof soybeanfieldsinillinois,iowaandminnesota(worknehetal.1999).thebsr fungusinfectsthesoybeanplantthroughtherootsystemandlatercolonizesthe vascularandpithtissueoftheplantimpedingthemovementofnutrients.bsr incidenceandseverityispositivelyimpactedbyscninfection(taboretal.2003, Taboretal.2006).Co infectionofscnallowsearliercolonizationofthesoybean rootsbythefungusandpossiblycreatesentrysitesforthepathogen.currentbsr managementreliesonculturalcontrolmethodsincludingcroprotationandtillage. ResistantcultivarsarealsoavailableforcontrolofBSR.WhenBSRandSCNoccur withinthesamefield,cultivarswithresistancetobothpathogensarerecommended. TheSCNresistancesourcePI88788alsodisplayssomeresistancetoBSRinthe absenceofscninfection(hughesetal.2004). Thegoalofthisexperimentwastoassesstheimpactofthreecommon soybeanpests,thesoybeanaphid,soybeancystnematodeandbrownstemroton theyieldandseedlinolenicacidcontentofalteredlowlinolenicacidcultivars.

112 107 Furtheritwasourgoaltoexaminecurrentintegratedpestmanagementtacticsand thereabilitytoprotectyieldandseedcompositionofalteredlowlinolenicacid cultivars. Materials and Methods We conducted the following experiment from 2008 to 2009 at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station north of Ames, in Story Co. Iowa. A description of the experimental design is provided in Chapter 3 of this thesis. In short, six soybean cultivars varying in seed linolenic acid content were planted in replicated micro-plots (28 cm by 51 cm) kept 152 cm apart within six blocks. Six pest treatments were established in a complete factorial design with each treatment by cultivar present. This manuscript reports a sub-set of these treatment by cultivar combinations. For the analyses presented here, four cultivars with altered linolenic acid contents are included (Table 1). Pest treatments are described in Chapters 2 and 3 of this thesis. In brief, six pest treatments were used consisting of three common Midwestern soybean pests, soybean cyst nematode (SCN), brown stem rot (BSR) and the soybean aphid (SBA). The first treatment was kept free of all pests and is referred to as the control. The second treatment consisted of SCN eggs applied in furrow as a 50mL water suspension and is referred to as the SCN treatment. The third treatment consisted of 40g of BSR infested sorghum seed and is referred to as the BSR treatment. Sorghum seed was mixed throughout the soil of the plot 24 hours prior to planting each year.

113 108 The fourth and fifth treatment consisted of SBA infestations. All SBA infestations were accomplished by applying five SBA to the upmost trifoliate at the V3 to V4 growth stage (Fehr and Caviness 1977). The fourth treatment is referred to as the SBA: unlimited treatment. In this treatment SBA populations were allowed to grow on plants throughout the season, reaching densities well exceeding 1,000 aphids plant -1. The fifth treatment, referred to as the SBA: 250 treatment consisted of allowing SBA populations to reach the current economic threshold of 250 aphids plant -1. Once plots assigned the SBA: 250 treatment obtained SBA populations exceeding the ET, these plots received a single application of λ-cyhalothrin (Warrior II with Zeon Technology) at the label rate for SBA. The final pest treatment referred to as Multiple Pest consisted of the combination of the SCN, BSR and SBA: unlimited treatments. Planting occurred on 1 June in 2008 and 19 May in 2009 and Plots were planted with 22 seeds and thinned to 10 evenly spaced plants after soybean emergence. Plots were covered with cages at the VC to V1 growth stage and remained covered until harvest. Cages allowed for the manipulation of aphid population densities within plots. Cages consisted of PVC pipe frames measuring 1.1 m by 0.8 m by 0.8 m wide (height x length x width). White no-see-um mesh fabric (Quest Outfitters, Sarasota, FL) covered the frames preventing the movement of insects into or out of the cage. Seed weight was used as a measure of yield. Plots were hand harvested at maturity. All seedpods were removed from each plant and seedpods of all plants of each plot were threshed in bulk. Seed was dried to a uniform 8% moisture and weighed in

114 109 grams using an electronic bench top scale. Linolenic acid concentration of seeds was analyzed as previously described by Hammond and Fehr (1984). Statistical Analyses Yield is reported as a ratio of the seed weight of a pest treatment plot divided by the seed weight of the corresponding control treatment plot. Seed linolenic acid concentration is reported as a ratio in the same manner as yield. Yield analyses were conducted separately for each pest (ie SCN, BSR and SBA) and the multiple pest treatment. The same general model was used for all analyses. A mixed effects model was used in which the fixed effects considered were block, linolenic acid level and nematode resistance. The effect of year was treated as a random variable. Significant effects in the model were then analyzed using least squares means analysis. This was done to test if the yield ratios of significant effects differed from the value of 1.0 indicating yields were significantly different from the control. This general model was adapted for analysis of SBA treatments, due to multiple pest treatments in one analysis (SBA: unlimited, SBA: 250). Deviations from this model included the addition of the fixed effects of pest treatment and the two-way and threeway interactions of pest treatment with linolenic acid level and nematode resistance. Ratios of seed linolenic acid content were analyzed using the same models and tests as outlined for yield analyses.

115 110 Results Data were analyzed to address our hypotheses that (1) current IPM recommendations based on conventional soybean cultivars would also provide sufficient yield protection for specialty low linolenic acid soybean cultivars and that the (2) seed linolenic acid levels of these cultivars would be unaffected by the presence of soybean pests and pathogens. Soybean Cyst Nematode Yield analysis revealed the effects of linolenic acid level (F = ; df = 1,26; P = ) and nematode resistance (F = 2.40; df = 1,26; P = ) to be nonsignificant. The interaction of linolenic acid level and nematode resistance however was significant (F = 6.67; df = 1,26; P = ). Least squares means analysis was then performed by the interaction of linolenic acid and nematode resistance (Figure 1). Only the 3% SCN-S cultivar had a significantly reduced yield (t = ; df = 26; P = ). Seed profile analysis revealed the effects of both linolenic acid content (F = 2.13; df = 1,28; P = ) and nematode resistance (F = 0.35; df = 1,28; P = ) to be non-significant. The interaction of linolenic acid level and nematode resistance was also non-significant (F = 1.45; df = 1,28; P = ). None of the seed linolenic acid ratios differed significantly from zero, indicating soybean cyst nematode infection was unable to impact seed linolenic acid concentration. Brown Stem Rot

116 111 The effect of nematode resistance significantly affected yield in the brown stem rot treatment (F = 9.59; df = 1,25; P = ). The effect of linolenic acid level (F = 0.39; df = 1,25; P = ) and the interaction of nematode resistance and linolenic acid level (F = 2.75; df = 1,25; P = ) were non-significant. Least squares means analysis was then performed by the effect of nematode resistance (Figure 2). The yield of SCN-S cultivars was significantly reduced in the presence of BSR (t = -2.96; df = 25; P = ). The yield of SCN-R cultivars was not significantly reduced (F = 1.22; df = 25; P = ). The effects of linolenic acid level (F = 7.20; df = 1,28; P = ) and nematode resistance (F = 4.26; df = 1,28; P = ) significantly affected seed linolenic acid ratios. The interaction of linolenic acid level and nematode resistance was marginally significant (F = 3.26; df = 1,28; P = ). Least squared means analysis was performed by cultivar (Figure 3), and indicated seed linolenic acid content was significantly elevated by brown stem rot infection in only the 3% SCN-S cultivar (t = 3.22; df = 28; P = ). Brown stem rot infection resulted in a 22% increase in seed linolenic acid concentration in the 3% SCN-S cultivar. Soybean Aphid The effect of pest treatment significantly affected yield (F = 5.13; df = 1,45; P = ). The effect of linolenic acid level was mildly significant (F = 3.74; df = 1,12; P = ). The remaining effect of nematode resistance (F = ; df = 1,12; P = ) and the interactions of linolenic acid level and nematode resistance (F = 0.43; df = 1,12; P = ), linolenic acid level and pest treatment (F = 0.00; df = 1,12; P =

117 ), nematode resistance and pest treatment (F = 0.05; df = 1,12; P = ), and the three-way interaction of linolenic acid level, nematode resistance and pest treatment (F = 0.22; df = 1,12; P = ) were all non-significant. Least squares means analysis was performed by the effect of pest treatment (Figure 4). Yield was found to be significantly lowered in the SBA: unlimited treatment (t = ; df = 44; P = ) and unaffected in the SBA: 250 treatment (t = ; df = 44; P = ). Analysis of seed linolenic acid ratios revealed the effects of pest treatment (F = 0.24; df = 1,54; P = ), linolenic acid level (F = 2.85; df = 1,7; P = ), and nematode resistance (F = 0.14; df = 1,7; P = ) to be non-significant. The two-way interactions between pest treatment, linolenic acid level and nematode resistance were all non-significant as well. The three-way interaction, however, was marginally significant (F = ; df = 1,7; P = ). Least squares mean analysis was performed by the three-way interaction and showed seed linolenic acid levels to be significantly elevated in the 1% SCN-S cultivar under the SBA: unlimited treatment (t = 2.77; df = 7; P = ) (Figure 5). The high aphid densities of the SBA: unlimited treatment resulted in a 9.5% increase in seed linolenic acid concentration in the 1% SCN-S cultivar. Multiple Pest Yield analysis revealed the effect of nematode resistance to be mildly significant (F = 3.57; df = 1,27; P = ). The effect of linolenic acid level (F = 1.32; df = 1,27; P = ) and the interaction of linolenic acid level and nematode resistance (F = 2.86; df = 1,27; P = ) were non-significant. Least squares means analysis was then performed by the effect of nematode resistance (Figure 6). Yield was significantly

118 113 reduced on both SCN-S (t = ; df = 27; P < ) and SCN-R (t = ; df = 27; P < ) cultivars. Susceptible cultivars however did experience mildly significant higher yield losses compared to resistant cultivars (t = 1.89; df = 27; P = ). The effect of linolenic acid level had a significant impact on seed linolenic acid levels (F = 5.12; df = 1,28; P = ). The effect of nematode resistance was marginally significant (F = 4.07; df = 1,28; P = ). The interaction between linolenic acid level and nematode resistance was non-significant (F = 0.61; df = 1,28; P = ). Least squares means analysis was performed by cultivar (Figure 7). Seed linolenic acid level was significantly elevated in the 1% SCN-S cultivar (t = 3.86; df = 28; P = ). Seed linolenic acid concentration increased by 14.5% in the 1% SCN-S cultivar when challenged by multiple pests. Discussion The crop value of altered low seed linolenic acid cultivars is dependent upon both the yield or amount harvested and the linolenic acid content of the seed harvested. Previous work has identified temperature during pod fill as capable of impacting seed oil composition. Environmental and cultural practices capable of influencing temperature during pod fill include planting date, year, and location (Wilcox and Cavins 1992, Schnebly and Fehr 1993, Primomo et al. 2002, Oliva et al. 2006). Primomo et al. (2002) found the effect of year to have a stronger impact than location and identified the need to understand how insect or other pest pressure may contribute to the variability in oil

119 114 composition from year to year. In our study, both yield and seed linolenic acid content was impacted by pest treatment and cultivar selection. This result highlights the need for IPM tactics to protect the value of this specialty crop. Our study evaluated both the potential for crop pests to affect yield and seed linolenic acid content and the efficacy of current IPM recommendations to protect yield and seed composition. Yield data analyses indicated that all three pests used in this experiment were capable of significantly reducing yields of altered seed linolenic acid cultivars. The planting of nematode resistant cultivars carrying the PI resistance provided sufficient yield protection in both the SCN and BSR treatments (Figures 1 and 2). The application of insecticides according to the current economic threshold of 250 aphids plant -1 also led to sufficient yield protection in the SBA: 250 treatment (Figure 4). Analyses of seed linolenic acid contents revealed both BSR and SBA capable of increasing seed linolenic acid contents (Figures 3 and 5), while SCN was not. It should be noted, however that the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons in Iowa had unusually high rainfalls and 2009 was also unusually cool. Cool weather and adequate rainfall can mitigate the impact of SCN on the soybean plant. It is possible that for SCN our results could be very different if repeated in a season with hot, dry weather, conditions that magnify the impact of SCN on soybean. In the case of BSR, significantly elevated linolenic acid content was only observed on the 3% SCN-S cultivar (Figure 3), which also suffered the most significant yield reduction (Figure 2). Cultivars containing the PI SCN resistance did not have elevated seed linolenic acid contents. These results indicate the effectiveness of

120 115 protecting seed composition by reducing the severity of BSR disease, which can be accomplished through the planting of resistant cultivars. For cultivars exposed to SBA, elevated seed linolenic acid contents were only observed for the 1% SCN-S cultivar exposed to the high aphid densities of the SBA: unlimited treatment (Figure 5). This result indicated that the use of an ET is effective in protecting the seed composition of altered low linolenic acid cultivars. The results of this experiment taken as a whole indicate that for altered low linolenic acid cultivars, SCN is capable of reducing yield and BSR and SBA are capable of reducing both yield and seed linolenic contents. The largest impact we measured on seed linolenic acid contents was an increase of 22%, this is a relatively small increase not likely to result in a reduction in the value of the crop. Also our study found that current IPM recommendations, which were developed for conventional soybean production, provide sufficient yield and seed composition protection for altered low linolenic acid cultivars. Indicating that current recommended management practices should be sufficient for low linolenic acid soybean production. Acknowledgements We thank David Soh for assistance with nematode and fungal inoculums, Felicitas Avendano for help with field protocols, and Kevin Johnson, Greg VanNostrand, and Adam Varenhorst for applying insecticides. We thank Dr. Walter Fehr for supplying soybean seed. We also thank Nick Howell for assistance with field site selection and

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128 123 FigureCaptions Figure1.Exposuretosoybeancystnematode(SCN)resultedinasignificantyield reduction.yieldwassignificantlyreducedonthescn susceptible3%linolenicacid (t = ; df = 26; P = ).MeanyieldratiosofallfourcultivarsintheSCN alonetreatmentaredisplayed.theyieldratiowascalculatedastheyieldofthescn treatmentplotdividedbytheyieldofthecontrolplot.asterisksdenoteyieldratios, whicharesignificantlydifferentfromthevalueof1.0. Figure2.Meanyieldratiosofsoybeancystnematode(SCN)susceptibleand resistantcultivarsexposedtothebrownstemrot(bsr)alonetreatment.theyield ratiowascalculatedastheyieldofthebsrtreatmentplotdividedbytheyieldofthe controlplot.differentlettersrepresentsignificantdifferencesamongmeans.yield wassignificantlygreateronscn resistantcultivarsthanscn susceptiblecultivars (F = 9.59; df = 1,25; P = ).Asterisksdenoteyieldratios,whichare significantlydifferentfromthevalueof1.0.indicatingexposuretobsrresultedina significantyieldreduction.yieldwassignificantlyreducedonscn susceptible cultivars(t = -2.96; df = 25; P = ). Figure3.Meanseedlinolenicacidcontentratiosofallfourcultivarsinthebrown stemrot(bsr)alonetreatment.ratioswerecalculatedastheseedlinolenicacid contentofthebsrtreatmentplotdividedbytheseedlinolenicacidcontentofthe correspondingcontrolplot.analysesrevealedseedlinolenicacidcontentwas significantlyaffectedbylinolenic acid level (F = 7.20; df = 1,28; P = ), soybean cyst nematode resistance (F = 4.26; df = 1,28; P = ). The interaction of linolenic

129 124 acid level and nematode resistance was also marginally significant (F = 3.26; df = 1,28; P = ). Differentlettersrepresentsignificantdifferencesamongmeans.The ratioofseedlinolenicacidlevelwassignificantlygreateronthe3%scn susceptible cultivarcomparedtoboth1%cultivars.asterisksdenoteratios,whichare significantlydifferentfromthevalueof1.0.indicatingexposuretobsrresultedina significantincreaseinseedlinolenicacidcontent.seedlinolenicacidcontentwas significantlyelevatedonthe3%scn susceptiblecultivar(t = 3.22; df = 28; P = ). Figure4.Meanyieldratiosofcultivars(1%and3%LA)exposedtotreatmentsof twodifferentdensitiesofsoybeanaphid(sba);thesba:250treatmentandthesba: unlimitedtreatment.meansarecalculatedoverallcultivarsexposedtoagiven treatment.theyieldratiowascalculatedastheyieldofthesbatreatmentplot dividedbytheyieldofthecorrespondingcontrolplot.differentlettersrepresent significantdifferencesamongmeans.yieldwassignificantlygreaterinthesba:250 treatmentcomparedtothesba:unlimitedtreatment(f = 5.13; df = 1,45; P = ). Asterisksdenoteyieldratios,whicharesignificantlydifferentfromthe valueof1.0.indicatingexposuretothattreatmentresultedinasignificantyield reduction.yieldwassignificantlyreducedoncultivarsexposedtothesba: unlimitedtreatment(t = ; df = 44; P = ). Figure5.Meanseedlinolenicacidratiosofcultivarsexposedtotreatmentsoftwo differentdensitiesofsoybeanaphid(sba);thesba:250treatmentandthesba: unlimitedtreatment.theseedlinolenicacidratiowascalculatedastheseed

130 125 linolenicacidcontentofthesbatreatmentplotdividedbytheseedlinolenicacid contentofthecorrespondingcontrolplot.differentlettersrepresentsignificant differencesamongmeans.asterisksdenoteseedlinolenicacidratios,whichare significantlydifferentfromthevalueof1.0.indicatingexposuretothattreatment resultedinasignificantincreaseinseedlinolenicacidcontent.seedlinolenicacid contentwassignificantlyelevatedononlythe1%soybeancystnematode susceptiblecultivarexposedtothesba:unlimitedtreatment(t = 2.77; df = 7; P = ). Figure 6.Meanyieldratiosofsoybeanbeancystnematode(SCN)susceptibleand resistantcultivarsinthemultiplepesttreatment.themultiplepesttreatment consistedofexposingplotstothecombinationofthescnalone,brownstemrot (BSR)alone,andsoybeanaphid(SBA)unlimitedtreatments.Theyieldratiowas calculatedastheyieldofthemultiplepesttreatmentplotdividedbytheyieldofthe controlplot.asterisksdenoteyieldratios,whicharesignificantlydifferentfromthe valueof1.0.indicatingexposuretomultiplepestsresultedinasignificantyield reduction.yieldwassignificantlyreducedonbothscn susceptible(t = ; df = 27; P < )andSCN resistant(t = ; df = 27; P < ) cultivars. Figure 7. Meanseedlinolenicacidcontentratiosofallfourcultivarsinthemultiple pesttreatment.themultiplepesttreatmentconsistedofexposingplotstothe combinationofthescnalone,brownstemrot(bsr)alone,andsoybeanaphid (SBA)unlimitedtreatments.Ratioswerecalculatedastheseedlinolenicacid contentofthemultiplepesttreatmentplotdividedbytheseedlinolenicacidcontent

131 126 ofthecorrespondingcontrolplot.seedlinolenicacidcontentwassignificantly affectedbylinolenic acid level (F = 5.12; df = 1,28; P = ) and soybean cyst nematode resistance (F = 4.07; df = 1,28; P = ). Differentlettersrepresent significantdifferencesamongmeans.theratioofseedlinolenicacidlevelwas significantlygreateronthe1%scn susceptiblecultivarcomparedtothe3%scnresistantcultivar.asterisksdenoteratios,whicharesignificantlydifferentfromthe valueof1.0.indicatingexposuretomultiplepestsresultedinasignificantincrease inseedlinolenicacidcontent.seedlinolenicacidcontentwassignificantlyelevated onthe1%scn susceptiblecultivar(t = 3.86; df = 28; P = ).

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139 134 Chapter Five Impactofalteredlinolenicacidlevelsonbeanleafbeetle (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae)preferenceforsoybeanvolatiles A paper to be submitted to Environmental Entomology Michael T. McCarville 1, Matthew O Neal 1, Gustavo C. MacIntosh 2 1 Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

140 135 Abstract Linolenicacidisaprecursortovolatiledefensecompoundsinsoybean. Weexaminedtheeffectofalteredfattyacidsynthesispathwaysonthevolatile emissionsofsoybeanplants.weusedadual choiceolfactometertomeasurethe olfactorypreferenceoffemalebeanleafbeetles(blbs)cerotomatrifurcatafor soybeancultivarsvaryinginseedlinolenicacidcontent.threesoybeancultivars withvaryingcontentsoflinolenicacid(ultra low,low,conventional)were compared.plantsofeachcultivarweretestedatearlygrowthstages,whenblbs colonizesoybeanfieldsiniowa.visualcueswereeliminatedintheolfactometer tofocusplantselectiontoolfactorycues.preferenceofblbswasmeasuredfor woundedandunwoundedplantsofthesecultivars.woundedplantswere exposedtotwofemaleblbsfor24hoursimmediatelybeforebeingplacedinthe olfactometer.apreferencewasmeasuredforwoundedconventionalplants comparedtounwoundedconventionalplants.nopreferencewasobserved betweenwoundedandunwoundedplantsoftheultra lowlinolenicacidcultivar. IntwofollowupexperimentsBLBsshowednopreferencebetweenunwounded plantsofeachcultivar.apreferencewasobservedforvolatileblendsof woundedplantsofboththeconventionalandlowlinoleniccultivarscompared tothewoundedultra lowlinoleniccultivar.theresultsoftheseexperiments indicateablbperceivablechangeintheinducedvolatileprofileofultra low linolenicacidsoybeancultivarsthatleadstoalossofpreferencefortheinduced volatileblendofwoundedplantsofthiscultivar.

141 136 Thebeanleafbeetle(BLB),CerotomatrifurcataForsterisasporadicpestof soybeaniniowacausingyieldlossesthroughdefoliation,podfeedingandvirus transmission(krell2002,krelletal.2003,2004,smelserandpedigo1992a,b). InIowathreegenerationsofBLBscanbefoundinasingleyear(Smelserand Pedigo1991).TheoverwinteringgenerationofBLBsistheprimarypopulation responsibleforcolonizingsoybeanfieldsinthespring.thecuesusedbythese beetlestolocateandselectsoybeanfieldsforovipositionarecurrently unknown. Theoverwinteringgeneration(F 0 )ofblbsemergesprimarilyfrom woodlandsandsoybeanfields(lametal.2002).theoverwinteringgeneration firstmovesintoalfalfafieldswheretheycanbefoundfromlateapriltoearly June.InMay,BLBpopulationsinalfalfabegintodecreaseastheymovefrom alfalfatosoybeanfieldstofeedonthenewlyemergingsoybeanplants(smelser andpedigo1991).theoverwinteringgenerationovipositsinsoybeanandgive risetothef 1 generation.thef 1 generationemergesinsoybeanandpopulations peakinmid JulytoearlyAugust.TheF 2 generationemergesinaugustandfeeds onsoybeanleaftissueandpodsuntilplantsenescence.uponsoybean senescence,blbsleavesoybeanfieldsinsearchofoverwinteringhabitats (SmelserandPedigo1991). Earlyandmid seasonmanagementoftheblbcanbecriticalforlimiting theestablishmentandspreadofbeanpodmottlevirus(bpmv)andthebuild up ofhighlateseasonblbpopulations.currentmanagementoptionsfortheblb

142 137 andbpmvincludebothseedandfoliarinsecticidetreatmentsanddelayed plantingdates.thesetacticshaveshownsomeeffectivenessinmanagingboth BLBsandBPMV(PedigoandZeiss1996,Krelletal.2004,2005,Bradshawetal. 2008). Insoybean,BLBfeedingisknowntoupregulatelipoxygenaseactivity leadingtoinducedresistancetofurtherblbfeeding(feltonetal.1994srinivas etal.2001).inblbs,littleisknownaboutolfactorycuesusedforhost orientationortheeffectofherbivoreinducedvolatilesonhostplantpreference. Insoybean,Japanesebeetles,PopilliajaponicaNewman(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)arepreferentiallyattractedtowoundedfoliagecomparedto unwoundedfoliage,andgreenleafvolatileshavebeenhypothesizedtoplaya roleinincreasingattraction(o Neilletal.2010). HerbivorousinsectsinthefamilyChrysomelidae,commonlyreferredto asleafbeetles,relyonplantodorsaswellasvisualcuesforlocatingsuitablehost plants.qualitativeandquantitativedifferencesinvolatileblendsexistbetween plantspecies,withinplantspeciesandwithintime.thesedifferencescanbe exploitedbychrysomelidherbivorestolocateasuitablehostplant.plants, however,arenotwithoutdefenseasvolatileprofilescanbealteredfollowing challengebyanherbivoreorpathogen.thesechangescanbothdeterorattract furtherherbivorecolonization.theoutcomesoftheseinteractionsarespecific totheplant,challengingorganismandsearchingherbivore(seereviewin FernandezandHilker2007).

143 138 Linolenicacidisanimportantprecursortodefensivecompounds producedbyplantsagainstherbivorousinsects(walling2000).onesetofplant defensivecompounds;thegreenleafvolatilesarederivedfromlinolenicacid throughtheactionoftheenzymehydrogenperoxidelyase,whichispartofthe lipoxygenasepathway(matsui2006).greenleafvolatilesarevolatileorganic compounds(vocs)thatareconstitutivelyproducedbyplants.qualitativeand quantitativechangesintheiremissionareimportantinherbivoreattractionand plantdefensethroughherbivorerepulsionandpredatorattraction. GreenleafvolatilesareresponsibleforattractingtheColoradopotato beetle,leptinotarsadecmlineatasay(coleoptera:chrysomelidae)topotato (WeiBbeckeretal.1997).Inthisplant,greenleafvolatilesareproducedpriorto insectdamage,andtheiremissionishighlyupregulatedbycoloradopotato beetlefeeding(gossetetal.2008).coloradopotatobeetlesareattractedto potatoplantvolatilesinolfactometerexperiments.thisattractionis significantlyheightenedwheninsectsarepresentedwithvolatilesofplants previouslyfedonbycoloradopotatobeetles(bolteretal.1996,landoltetal. 1999). Oilderivedfromsoybeanseedaccountsforover80%ofallvegatableoil consumedintheunitedstates(direnzioetal.2006).theoilproducedfrom commoditysoybeanseedsisoxidativelyunstable,dueprimarilytothethree doublebondsinlinolenicacid.manufacturerschemicallyhydrogenatetheoilto stabilizeit.thisprocessincreasestheshelflifeoftheoilandalsogivesitamore

144 139 desirabletexture.theprocessofhydrogenizationleadstotheproductionof saturatedfatsandtransfats(chappelandbilyeu2007).asofjanuary2006,the FoodandDrugAdministrationrequiresallfoodmanufacturerstoprovidetrans fattyacidcontentinformationonlabels.thisregulationcameasaresponseto researchthattransfattyacidshavenegativeeffectsonbloodcholesterollevels, leadingtoincreasedrisksforcoronaryheartdisease(departmentofhhsand USDA2005).Soybeancultivarswithalteredseedfattyacidprofileshavebeen desiredforimprovedfunctioningandnutritionalqualities.soybeanoilderived fromseedwithreducedlinolenicacidcontentisabletoreduceoreliminatethe needforchemicalhydrogenation. LowlinolenicacidsoybeanlineswerefirstdevelopedatIowaStateinthe 1970susingchemicalmutagenesis(HammondandFehr1984a,b).Low linolenic acidcultivarshavereducedseedlinolenicacidcontentrangingfrom3.5 1% comparedtotraditionalcultivarswithcontentsaround8%.thesoybean genomehasthreefad3genes;whichareresponsiblefortheconversionof linoleatetolinolenate(bilyeuetal.2003)intheendoplasmicreticulum.lines withreducedseedlinolenicacidlevelshavedisruptedfunctionofoneormore FAD3genes(Bilyeuetal.2003,Bilyeuetal.2005,Anaietal.2005,Chapelland Bilyeu2006,2007).Whilethesemutationsdramaticallyaffectthelevelof linolenicacidinseeds,leaflinolenicacidisnotnecessarilyaffectedduetothe presenceofanalternativepathwayforunsaturatedfattyacidsproductioninthe

145 140 chloroplast.lowlinolenicacidsoybeanlineshavebeengrowncommercially since1994(fehr2007). GiventherolelinolenicacidderivedVOCshaveontheattractionof chrysomelidherbivoresinothersystems;ourobjectivewastocharacterizewhat effectcultivarswithmodifiedfattyacidsynthesispathwayswouldhaveonblb attraction.wehypothesizedthatlow linolenicacidcultivarswouldproduce fewergreenleafvolatilesandbelessattractivetoblbs.wefurther hypothesizedthatthiseffectwouldvarybetweenundamagedanddamaged soybeanplants. MaterialsandMethods WeconductedthreeexperimentstocharacterizetheresponseofBLBsto olfactorycuesfromsoybeancultivarswithvaryinglevelsofseedlinolenicacid (LA)content.A180 dual choiceolfactometerwasusedforallexperiments (Figure1).Theolfactometerwasconstructedoftwo10.3cmx20.6cm (diameterxdepth)plasticsatellitecontainersconnectedtoasinglecentral9.8 cmx6.5cmplasticcontainer(pioneerplasticsdixon,ky).thesinglecentral containerwasblackenedoutwithalayerofblackelectricaltape(3m Corporation,St.Paul,MN)aroundtheentireoutsidesurface.Thecentral chamberwasconnectedtothesatellitechambersbya2.5cmdiameterpieceof tygontubingmeasuring8cminlength.tygontubingwasinsertedintothe centralchamberandsatellitechamberswith 2cmoverhangontheinsideof

146 141 eachchamber.thetubingwasthensecuredinplacewithstripsofelectrical tapeplacedontheoutsideofeachchamber/tubeconnection.avacuumpump (Model22D ,GastManufacturing,BentonHarbor,MI)was attachedtothetopofthecentralchamberandwasusedtopullairfromthe satellitechambersintothecentralchamber.a0.5cmdiameterhole,3.5cm fromthebaseofeachsatellitechamberandoppositefromthetubeconnecting thesatelliteandcentralchambersfacilitatedairmovementwithinthe olfactometer.theholewascoveredwithanactivatedcharcoalfiltertoprevent outsidevocsfromenteringtheolfactometer. BeanLeafBeetles Beanleafbeetleswerecollectedin2010fromcommercialsoybeanfields inboonecounty,iowa.beanleafbeetlescamefromasinglefieldselectedfor havingahighblbpopulationduringthef 1 generation.twogenerationswere sampled,thef 1 andf 2.Foreachgeneration,BLBswerecollectedfromthefield andmaintainedinthelabonsoybeanleaftissuecollectedfromthesamefieldin whichtheblbswerecollected.supplementalwaterwasalsoprovidedvia moistenedcottonwicks. Beanleafbeetleswerekeptinthelaboratoryforaperiodnolongerthan threeweeksbeforebeingtestedinanolfactometer.beanleafbeetleswere starved(waterwasstillprovided)for24hoursimmediatelypriortobeing placedinanolfactometer.

147 142 PlantCultivars ThreeplantcultivarsdifferinginseedLAcontentgrowncommerciallyin Iowawereselected.Thethreecultivarsusedincludedanultra lowlavariety, IA3027(1%LA),alowLAcultivar,AG2821V(3%LA)andacommodity cultivar,dk27 52(7%LA).Seedsofeachcultivarwereplantedinclearplastic cups9cmindiameterand7cminheight(solocupcorporationhighlandpark, IL).Plantsweregrowntothevegetativestages(earlyV1tolateV2stage,Fehr andcaviness1977)beforebeingusedinexperiments.theseearlyvegetative stagesaretypicalforthetimeofyearwhenblbscolonizesoybeanfieldswithin Iowa(SmelserandPedigo1991).Plantsweregrowninagreenhouse maintainedat30±5 Cwitha14:10(L:D)photoperiodsupplementedwithmetal halideillumination. Beanleafbeetleswerekeptfromfeedingonplantsduringthe experimentsbyawhiteno see ummesh(questoutfitters,sarasota,fl)placed overtheplantsandsecuredwitharubberband.plantswererandomlyassigned toeacharmoftheolfactometerusingarandomnumbergenerator. TenstarvedBLBswereplacedinpetridishes.Asinglepetridishwas placedinthebottomofthecentralchamberofeacholfactometer.thelidofeach petridishwasthenremovedandthetopofthecentralchamberwassecured shutwithastrandofelectricaltapeplacedcompletelyaround.olfactometers werekeptataroomtemperaturesetat24±2 Cwitha12:12(L:D)photoperiod.

148 143 Beanleafbeetlesweregiven24hourstoselectanarmoftheolfactometer. Visualnon destructivecountswereperformedat2,4and8hoursafterinitiation oftheexperiment.thelocationofallvisibleblbswasrecorded.at24hours afterinitiationeacholfactometerwasunhookedfromitsvacuumpumpandthe locationofeachblbwasdeterminedthroughadestructivecountinwhichthe olfactometerwascompletelydisassembled. Inallexperiments,aftercompletionofthefinalcountofBLBsinthe satelliteandcentralchamber,theheight,leafareaandleafarearemovedofeach soybeanplantwasmeasured.heightwasdeterminedasthedistancebetween thesoillineandtheapicalmeristemoftheplant.leafareaandleafarea removedweredeterminedbyremovingtheunifoliateandtrifoliateleavesof eachplantatthepointofattachmenttothestem.digitalimagesofeachleaf weremadeusingthegreyscalephotographsettingofadesktopscanner(epson 2450,EpsonAmerica,Inc.,LongBeach,CA).Theleafareaandleafarearemoved wereestimatedfromthesedigitalfilesusingtheimagejsoftwareprogram accordingtoo Nealetal.(2002). Experiment1.Constitutivevs.InducedVolatileProfiles WetestedthepreferenceofBLBsforinducedvolatilesbycomparingthe preferenceofbeetlesforwoundedandunwoundedplantsofthesamecultivar. Wealsoassessedtheabilityofalteredlinolenicacidcontentplantstoactivate inducedvolatiles.the7%laand1%lacultivarswereusedforthis experiment.thiscreatedtwotreatmentsforexperiment1.thefirstwasthe

149 144 comparisonofa7%launwoundedplanttoa7%lawoundedplant.the secondwasthecomparisonofa1%launwoundedplanttoa1%lawounded plant. WoundingofplantswasaccomplishedbyplacingtwofemaleBLBson eachplantfor24hoursimmediatelypriortoanexperimentalrun.beetleswere confinedtoeachplant splasticcupusingthesameno see umnetspreviously described.after24hoursnetsweretakenofftheplasticcupsandallfemale beetleswereremovedfromtheplants.netswerethenplacedbackoverthe plasticcupsandplantswererandomlyassignedtoeacharmoftheolfactometer. Attheconclusionofeachexperimentafterbeetleswerecountedameasurement ofplantheightwastaken.measurementsofleafareaandleafareadefoliated werealsotakenusingimagej. Experiment1wasreplicatedwithBLBsfromdifferentgenerationsover thecourseofmultipledays.inasingleday,nineseparateolfactometerswere utilized.olfactometersweredividedintogroupsofthree;eachgroupwaslinked toasinglevacuumpumpwithairflowdividedevenlybyagangvalve.a completelyrandomizeddesignwasusedforexperiment1. DifferencesinBLBavailabilityledtounevenreplicationbetween generations.threedaysandtwodaysoftestingwereconductedforthef 1 and F 2 generationsrespectively.onthefinaldayoftestingforthef 1 generation;one olfactometerwasleftunusedtoachieveequalreplicationamongtreatments.in totaltherewere43replicationsacrossfivedaysandtwogenerationsofblbs.

150 145 Differencesbetween1%LAand7%LAcultivarsinpreferencefor inducedversusconstitutivevolatileblendsinexperiment1ledtotheformation oftwoalternatehypotheses.first,the1%lacultivarconstituitivelyproduces aninducedvolatileblend,ietheconstituitivevolatileblendofthe1%lacultivar iscomparabletotheinducedvolatileblendofthe7%lacultivar.totestthis hypothesisweconductedasecondexperimentanalyzingblbpreferenceforthe volatileblendofunwoundedplantsdifferinginlinolenicacidcontent.our secondhypothesiswas,the1%lacultivardoesnotmountavolatileresponseto BLBfeeding.Totestthishypothesisweconductedathirdexperimentanalyzing BLBpreferencefortheinducedvolatileblendsofcultivarsdifferinginlinolenic acidcontent. Experiment2.ConstitutiveVolatileProfiles UnwoundedsoybeanplantswereusedtotestifthepreferenceofBLBsto theconstitutivevolatileprofilesvariedbysoybeancultivar.beanleafbeetles wereexposedtotwodifferentcultivarsforatotalofthreetreatments(1%la and3%la,1%laand7%la,and3%laand7%la).theseexperimentswere replicatedwithblbsfromdifferentgenerationsoverthecourseofmultiple days.inasingleday,nineseparateolfactometerswereutilized.olfactometers weredividedintoblocksofthree;eachblockconsistingofthreeolfactometers linkedtoasinglevacuumpumpwithairflowdividedevenlybyagangvalve. Withinaday,treatmentswereassignedtoolfactometersinarandomized completeblockdesign.

151 146 AttheconclusionofeachdayfollowingthefinaldestructiveBLBcounts theadditionalmeasurementsofplantheightandleafareaweretakenas describedpreviously.fiveandthreedayswerecompletedwiththef 1 andf 2 generationsrespectively.thissamplingaccountedfor72repsacrosseightdays (9replicationsday 1 )andtwogenerations. Experiment3.InducedVolatileProfiles WoundedsoybeanplantswereusedtoexaminethepreferenceofBLBs fortheinducedvolatileprofilesofcultivarsdifferinginseedlacontent.plant woundingwasaccomplishedusingtwofemaleblbsandthesamemethodsfrom Experiment1.AllotherexperimentalprotocolsfromExperiments2wereused againincludingtherandomizedcompleteblockdesignforeachday.the measurementsofplantheightandleafareaweretaken.theadditional measurementofleafarearemovedwastakenusingthesamemethodsas previouslydescribed. AgaindifferencesinavailabilityofBLBsledtounevenreplicationamong generations.fivedaysandthreedaysoftestingwereperformedforthef 1 and F 2 generationsrespectively.intotal72replicationsoccurredovereightdays andtwogenerationsofblbs. StatisticalAnalyses OddsratioswerecalculatedtoanalyzeBLBpreference.Oddsratioswere calculatedandlogtransformedaccordingtothefollowingequations: Logodds=log(Cultivara/Cultivarb)

152 147 Where cultivara equalsthenumberofblbspresentonplant a at24hours and cultivarb representsthenumberofblbsontheopposingplant b at24 hours.thisformulawasamendedasfollows; If Cultivara equalszerothen, Logodds=log(1/[2(Cultivara+Cultivarb]) if Cultivarb equalszerothen, Logodds=log(1 1/2[Cultivara+Cultivarb]). LogoddsratioswerethenusedtoanalyzebeetlepreferenceusingPROCMIXED (SASInstitute2001).Statisticalanalyseswereconductedseparatelyforeach experiment. Datafromallthreeexperimentswereanalyzedusingasimilarmodelfor allexperiments.thebasicmodelincludedthefixedtermsgeneration,day nestedwithingeneration,treatmentandtheinteractionoftreatmentand generation.additionaltermsincludedthetermsleafarearatio,heightratioand defoliationratio.leafarearatiowascalculatedas Leafarearatio=LeafareaCultivara/LeafareaCultivarb. Thetermsheightratioanddefoliationratiowerecalculatedinthesamemanner usingplantheightandleafarearemoved,respectively.additionaltermswere addedtothebasicmodelasthefixedeffectsofheightratioandleafarearatiofor Experiment1.AlsoforExperiment1,theleafarearemovedofthewounded plantwasincorporatedintothemodelasthefixedeffectofleafarearemoved. ThemodelforExperiment2includedtheadditionalfixedeffectsofthelogofthe

153 148 heightratioandleafarearatio.thefixedeffectsofheightratio,defoliationratio andleafarearatiowereincludedinthemodelforexperiment3.leastsquares meansanalysiswasusedasbeforetomeasuredifferencesinblbpreference. Results WeexaminedthepreferenceoftwogenerationsofBLBs.Intotal1,880 femaleblbswereusedtotestourhypotheses. Experiment1 Analysesrevealedallmaineffectstobenon significant;generation(f= 0.15;df=1,33;P=0.7039),day(generation)(F=1.35;df=3,33;P=0.2740), treatment(f=1.41;df=1,33;p=0.2436),heightratio(f=0.07;df=1,33;p= ),leafarearatio(F=0.05;df=1,33;P=0.8298),leafarearemoved(F= 0.69;df=1,33;P=0.4126)andgeneration*treatment(F=0.07;df=1,33;P= ).Leastsquaredmeansanalysisrevealednoeffectofwoundingon preferenceforthe1%lacultivar(t= 0.08;df=33;P=0.9363).Amildly significantpreferenceforwoundedplantscomparedtounwoundedplantswas foundinthe7%lacultivar(t= 1.78;df=33;P=0.0839).Forthe7%LA cultivar,blbswere1.48timesmorelikelytoselectthewoundedplant comparedtotheunwoundedplant(figure2). Experiment2 Noneofthefixedeffectsofgeneration(F=0.25;df=1,58;P=0.6220), treatment(f=0.77;df=2,58;p=0.4693),day(f=0.45;df=6,58;p=0.8438),

154 149 leafarearatio(f=0.13;df=1,58;p=0.7195)andlogheightratio(f=1.06;df= 1,58;P=0.3067)weresignificant.Theinteractionofgeneration*treatment(F= 0.32;df=2,58;P=0.7260)wasalsonon significant.beetlepreferencewas foundtobeunaffectedbycultivar(figure3). Experiment3 Analysisrevealedmildlysignificanteffectsofday(F=2.06;df=5,45;P= )andheightratio(F=2.98;df=1,45;P=0.0912).Theeffectsof generation(f=0.07;df=1,45;p=0.7905),treatment(f=1.87;df=2,45;p= ),defoliationratio(F=0.18;df=1,45;P=0.6749),leafarearatio(F= 0.65;df=1,45;P=0.4238)andtheinteractionofgeneration*treatment(F= 0.75;df=2,45;P=0.4775)werefoundtobenon significant.leastsquares meananalysisrevealedmildlysignificant(p<0.10)preferenceforthe7%la(t = 1.71;df=45;P=0.0937)and3%LA(t= 1.93;df=45;P=0.0598)cultivars comparedtothe1%lacultivar(figure3).comparedtothe1%lacultivar, BLBswere2.69timesmorelikelytochoosethe7%LAcultivarand4.12times morelikelytoselectthe3%lacultivar. Discussion WeobservedaBLBpreferencefortheinducedvolatilescomparedto consitituitivevolatilesofthe7%lacultivar(figure2).thisresultwasin agreementwitho Neilletal.(2010),whichfoundasimilarpreferencefor inducedsoybeanvolatilesusingjapanesebeetles.itisalsoinagreementwith

155 150 otherstudiesthathavefoundsoybeantobecapableofinducingachemical responseuponblbfeeding(feltonetal.1994,srinivasanddanielson2001, Srinivasetal.2001a,2001b).Incomparisontothepreviousstudies,which foundblbdamagetodeterfurtherblbfeeding,wemeasuredpreferencefor plantvolatilesasopposedtofeedingpreference(feltonetal.1994,srinivasand Danielson2001,Srinivasetal.2001a,2001b).Inthismannerwemeasured plantvolatileresponsetofeedingasopposedtodirectplantdefenses. Thepreferenceweobservedfor7%LAinducedvolatilesinExperiment1, wasnotobservedforthe1%lacultivar.thisledtoourhypothesesaboutthe differencesinvolatileblendsbetweencommoditysoybeancultivars(7%la) andalteredlinolenicacidcultivars(1%laand3%la).beanleafbeetle preferenceforthevolatilesofunwoundedplantswasnotinfluencedbythe cultivarsusedinourexperiments.resultsforexperiment2testingdifferences inconstituitivevolatilesemissionsdidnotshowanydifferenceamongcultivars (Figure3).Thisresultledustorejectourfirstpossiblehypothesisthataltered linolenicacidcultivarsconstitutivelyproducedvolatileblendssimilartothose inducedbyblbfeedingoncommoditycultivars. TheresultsofExperiment3suggestthatthealteredfattyacidsynthesis pathwayofthe1%lacultivarresultedinchangestotheinducedvolatileprofile ofthesoybeanplant,makingtheplantlessattractivetoblbs(figure3).the resultsalsosuggestthatotherplantcharacteristicssuchasplantheight,leafarea andleafarearemovedareimportantindeterminingabeetle spreferencefora

156 151 soybeanplant.o Neilletal.(2010)foundthatbothpriorfeedingbyJapanese beetlesandgrowingplantsinahighc0 2 environmentincreasedthe attractivenessofsoybeanplantsforjapanesebeetles.inbothcases,prior herbivoryandhighco 2,theauthorsfoundanelevationintheproductionof greenleafvolatiles.agelopoulosetal.(2000)foundinintactpotato,plant weightandplantagearecharacteristicsthatsignificantlyimpacttotalvolatile emission.ourvariablesofplantheightandleafareamaycorrelatetoeitherof thesecharacteristics.alsoourvariableofleafarearemovedapproximatesthe extentofdamageinflictedonwoundedplants,whichcanalsohavequantitative impactsonvolatileemissions(copolovicietal.2011). TheresultsofExperiment1showfemalebeanleafbeetlesareattracted totheinducedvolatileprofilesofour7%lacommoditycultivar.other chyrsomelidherbivoresarealsoattractedtoinducedplantvolatilesincluding thecruciferfleabeetle,phyllotretacruciferaegoeze,thesaltcedarbiocontrol agentdiorhabdaelongatabrulleandthecoloradopotatobeetle(bolteretal. 1997,Landoltetal.1999,Cosseetal.2006).Linolenicacidderivedgreenleaf volatilesareimportantcomponentsininduciblepotatoplantresponseto Coloradopotatobeetle(WeiBbeckeretal.1997andGossetetal.2008)and beetleattractiontodamagedpotatoplants(schutzetal.1995). ColoradopotatobeetlesandBLBlifehistoriesshowmanyparallelsthat mayexplainsimilarhostplantattractioncues.coloradopotatobeetlesalso overwinterasadultsprimarilyinfieldedgessuchashedgerowsandwoodedlots

157 152 (Milneretal.1992).Theyalsofeedprimarilyonanagriculturalcropthatis growninrotation.thisnecessitatestheuseofanearlyseasonsearchfornew hostplantfields.theflightcapacityofbothblbs(krelletal.2003)and Coloradopotatobeetles(Weberetal.1993)havebeencharacterizedusingflight millsandfoundtobesimilar.coloradopotatobeetlesandbeanleafbeetlesuse manyshorttrivialflights(coloradopotatobeetle 10m;beanleafbeetle 30 m)tomovewithinandbetweenfields.bothspeciesofbeetleshavesimilar slightlyaggregatedwithinfielddistributions(koganetal.1974,boiteauetal. 1979,SmelserandPedigo1992b,Taylor1961).Theuseofmultipleshortflights formovementbybothbeetlesmayfacilitatetheuseofplantvolatilesforlocation offieldsofhostplants.theattractionofbothspeciestodamagedplantsmaybe onemechanismtoexplaintheslightlyaggregatedin fielddispersionsofboth beetles. Ourexperimentsdidnotutilizegeneticisolinesofsoybean.Wesetoutto analyzetheimpactofalteredfattyacidsynthesispathwaysforthepurposeof loweringseedlinolenicacidlevelsonsoybeanplantvolatileemissions.there arelikelylargegeneticbackgrounddifferencesamongthethreecultivarswe used.thispreventsusfromdefinitivelydeterminingthereasonforthe differencesinblbresponsesinexperiments1and3.srinivasetal.(2001b) testedtheinducedresistanceresponseagainstblbofthreesoybeanentries adaptedtothenorthcentralunitedstates.theyfoundnosignificantdifferences ininducedresistanceresponseamongthethreeentries.feltonetal.(1994)

158 153 foundsoybeancapableofinducingresistancetohelicoverpazeafeedingafter priorfeedingbyblb.theyalsofoundblbfeedingtoup regulatetheactivityof lipoxygenaseactivity.thepreviousfindingsofsrinivasetal.(2001b), suggestinglittlevariationamongcultivarsininducibledefenses,andfeltonetal. (1994),implicatinglinolenicacidderiveddefensepathways,suggestthatthe differencesinfattyacidsynthesispathwaysbetweenourcultivarsmaybe responsibleforthedifferencesinblbpreferenceweobserved.theresultsof Experiments1and3thereforeimplicatethepotentialimportanceoflinolenic acidinthesoybeanplant sinducedvolatileresponsetoblbfeeding. TheresultsofourexperimentsdemonstratethatfemaleBLBsare preferentiallyattractedtothevolatilesofwoundedsoybeanplantswhen comparedtounwoundedplants.thisattractionmayinvolvelinolenicacid derivedvolatilecompoundsassuggestedbyapreferencefortheinduced volatilesofthe7%laand3%lacultivarscomparedtothe1%lacultivar.also alackofpreferenceforwoundedplantsascomparedtounwoundedplantsof theultra low linolenicacidcultivaria3028supportsthisconclusion.other factorsincludingotherinducedplantvolatiles,plantcharacteristicssuchasplant age,leafareaoramountofdefoliationmaybeinvolvedindeterminingblb attractionfortheinducedvolatilesofasoybeanplant. Resultsfromourexperimentsweremildlysignificant(0.05<P>0.10),but webelievethemtoberobustgiventhelargenumberofblbs(1,880)fromwhich ourconclusionsarederived.ourexperimentssuggestthatlinolenicacidderived

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167 162 FigureCaptions Figure1.Theolfactometerapparatusthatwasusedtomeasurebeanleafbeetle preferencefordifferentsoybeanvolatileprofilesisdepicted.plantswithvarying levelsofseedlinolenicacidcontentandwoundingbybeanleafbeetleswere placedinthetwosatellitechambers.plantswerecoveredwithfinemeshnetsto preventbeetlesfromfeedingontheplantsduringtheexperiment.tenfemale beanleafbeetleswereplacedintothecentralchamberatthestartofeach experiment.thebeetles movementwasmonitoredfor24hoursandtheir locationintheolfactometerwasrecordedat24hoursafterthestartofthe experiment. Figure2.Theaveragenumberofbeetlesselectingonesoybeanplantovera secondinexperiment3isdepicted.beetleselectionwasbasedonthevolatile profilesofanunwoundedandwoundedsoybeanplant.plantwoundingwas accomplishedbyplacingtwofemalebeanleafbeetlesonaplant24hoursprior tothestartofanexperiment.thetwobeetleswereremovedjustpriortothe startoftheexperiment.oddsratioswerecalculatedtoassessbeetlepreference forthevolatileprofilesofawoundedorunwoundedplant.asterisks(*)depict significantbeetlepreferenceforonecultivaroveranotheratthep=0.10level. Figure3.Theaveragenumberofbeetlesselectingonesoybeancultivarovera secondisdepicted.beetleselectionwasbasedonthevolatileprofilesof unwounded(experiment2)andwounded(experiment3)soybeanplants varyinginseedlinolenicacidcontent.beetlepreferenceforagivencultivar

168 163 comparedtoasecondwasanalyzedusingoddsratios.asterisks(*)depict significantbeetlepreferenceforonecultivaroveranotheratthep=0.10level.

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