[BIOL 1050] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (49 pages long)
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Taps into root systems and sucks water and nutrients from the crop. Releases pheromone when being attack can also attract natural enemies. Unicanone c inhibit attachment of the striga roots. This method was developed in kenya by icipe. Pull the leaves attract egg laying moths and when the larvae are hatched the grass produced a gummy compund which immobolized the larvae and prevented them to continue to develop: desmodium plants. Push releases ocimene & nonatriene to repel moths. These plants are planted in rows around the desired crops to control the moth and in the process discovered they control the growth of the striga plants. Peppermint plant produces the pheromone that repel aphids. This gene was genetically modifed into wheat plants. Produce crystal proteins that are toxic to insect larvae. Large variety of proteins available for organic control. Created the idea of introducing that specific protein into the plant as a gm.