Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F22%3A43921723" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/22:43921723 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f13071006" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/f13071006</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13071006" target="_blank" >10.3390/f13071006</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Suitability of Turkey Oak, European Beech, and Hornbeam to Gypsy Moth Feeding

Original language description

Pest resistance of trees should be taken into account in future forest strategy planning and predicting risks of defoliation. The gypsy moth (GM) (Lymantria dispar L.) is a serious forest pest with outbreaking population dynamics. To estimate defoliation risk of the most widely distributed tree species in Balkan Peninsula and Europe (Turkey oak Quercus cerris L., European beech Fagus sylvatica L. and hornbeam Carpinus betulus L.), we carried out laboratory feeding trials and investigated their acceptability and suitability for GM development. We determined morphological and chemical attributes of these hosts as well as larval host preference, growth and nutritional indices. Preference, growth, and efficiency of food conversion into biomass were ranked in the order: Turkey oak &gt; European beech &gt; hornbeam. Hornbeam was the most avoided and showed the lowest conversion efficiency although, comparing to optimal oak host, its leaves were less tough, contained more water and exhibited similar values of nitrogen (index of protein content) and C/N ratio (index of investment into carbon based plant defense). We suggest that hornbeam and beech leaf chemical profiles should be further studied to reveal specific compounds that impose high metabolic cost to GM larvae. Moreover, additional research are needed to understand how intermediate hosts in natural populations affect GM outbreaks.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Forests

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

1999-4907

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

1006

UT code for WoS article

000834400900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85133326191