Antibiosis
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Antibiosis is a process of
Antibiosis is typically studied in host plant populations and extends to the insects which feed upon them.
"Antibiosis resistance affects the biology of the insect so pest abundance and subsequent damage is reduced compared to that which would have occurred if the insect was on a susceptible crop variety. Antibiosis resistance often results in increased mortality or reduced longevity and reproduction of the insect."[3]
During a study of antibiosis, it was determine that the means to achieving effective antibiosis is remaining still. "When you give antibiotic-producing bacteria a structured medium, they affix to substrate, grow clonally, and produce a “no mans land,” absent competitors, where the antibiotics diffuse outward."[4] Antibiosis is most effective when resources are neither plentiful nor sparse. Antibiosis should be considered as the median on the scale of resource, due to its ideal performance.
See also
References
- ^ "antibiosis". The Free Dictionary.
- PMID 20041868.
- ^ Teetes GL. "Plant Resistance to Insects: A Fundamental Component of IPM". Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- PMID 19057009.
Further reading
- Fravel DR (1988). "Role of Antibiosis in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 26 (1): 75–91. .
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