Spraying calcium chloride helps to enhance the resistance of kidney bean plants to western flower thrips.
Guang ZengTao ZhangWen-Bo YueShan-Jun TianYu CaoMao YeJun-Rui ZhiPublished in: Pest management science (2024)
, JA, and SA signaling pathways in kidney bean plants. This enhancement results in an up-regulation of the biosynthesis of flavonoid and alkaloid, thereby equipping the plants with an enhanced defense against WFT infestation. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.