Joe Louis — CBC/RBC Seminar
“Plant Defense and Insect Counter-Defense: Understanding Complex Interactions”
4:00 pm –
5:00 pm
Beadle Center
Room: N172
1901 Vine St
Lincoln NE 68503
Lincoln NE 68503
Additional Info: BEAD
Contact:
Carol Hegel, (402) 472-2932, chegel@unl.edu
Joe Louis is an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Maize, a major cereal crop grown worldwide, is attacked by several insects, including chewing and piercing-sucking insects. However, little is known about maize defense responses to different feeding guilds of insect pests. The major goal of our research is to understand maize defense signaling mechanisms against insect attack and the role of insect salivary components in altering maize defenses.
Maize, a major cereal crop grown worldwide, is attacked by several insects, including chewing and piercing-sucking insects. However, little is known about maize defense responses to different feeding guilds of insect pests. The major goal of our research is to understand maize defense signaling mechanisms against insect attack and the role of insect salivary components in altering maize defenses.