Xuming Liu, Kansas State University
Xuming Liu, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
USDA Wheat Insect Genetics Laboratory
Department of Entomology
123 Waters Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Tel: (785) 532-4718
E-mail: xmliu@ksu.edu
Web: http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~xmliu/
EDUCATION
Ph. D. in Entomology/Plant Resistance to Insects (12/2001, GPA 3.91/4.0)
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Dissertation: Molecular mapping of Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia) resistance genes
M. S. in Entomology/IPM and Plant Resistance to Insects (7/1989, GPA 3.40/4.0)
China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Thesis: Mechanisms of cotton resistance to cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii)
B.S. in Plant Protection/Entomology and Plant Pathology (7/1984, GPA 3.37/4.0)
Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, China (graduated at 19 years of age)
Thesis: Life table of the rice case worm (Chaphalocrocis medinalis) at the 1st generation
EMPLOYMENT
Research Assistant Professor (11/2004-present), and
Postdoctoral Research Associate (1/2002-10/2004)
USDA Wheat Insect Genetics Laboratory
Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Assistant Research Professor (8/1991-12/1997)
Laboratory of Plant Resistance to Pests, Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Visiting Scholar in a Cooperative Project on Bean Resistance to Insects (4/1997-6/1997)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
Agronomist in Research and Extension (7/1989-8/1991)
Beijing Plant Protection Station, Beijing, China
Instructor of “Entomology”, “Pesticides”, and “Plant Protection” (7/1984-9/1986)
Chenzhou Agricultural Institute, Hunan, China
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RESEARCH INTERESTS and EXPERIENCE
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Emphases: Insect-Plant Interactions, Host Plant Resistance to Insects, and
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Insect genetics, genomics and ecology closely related to IPM programs
Genetic and molecular mechanisms of insect-plant interactions, plant resistance to
insects, and insect adaptation
Identification, mapping, and cloning of plant resistance genes and insect virulence genes
Use of host plant resistance, non-host plant resistance, and transgenic plant resistance
Insect resistance management (IRM) for durable use of transgenic Bt crops
Published 27 papers in peer-reviewed journals on IPM, genetics, mapping, expression,
and cloning of plant resistance genes and insect virulence genes
TEACHING and EXTENSION EXPERIENCE
 Two-year instructor teaching Entomology, Pesticides, and Plant Protection (1984-1986)
 Two-year extension experience in monitoring, forecasting, and controlling crop pests
(1989-1991)
 Transferring research results to field applications, solving problems in the field, and
finding potential problems from field for further research
 Two prizes awarded by the Beijing Government
 Two book chapters on extension and IPM
HONORS and AWARDS
Second Place of President’s Prize (2001): for the poster presentation “Molecular mapping of
the Russian wheat resistance genes Dn4 and Dn6” in the Student Competition at the
National Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) at San Diego,
California, Dec. 9-12, 2001
IPRI Student Travel Grant Award (2002): for the 15th Biennial International Plant
Resistance to Insects (IPRI) Workshop, Feb. 24-27, 2002, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
IPRI Student Travel Grant Award (2000): for the 14th Biennial International Plant
Resistance to Insects (IPRI) Workshop, Feb. 28-March2, 2000, Fort Collins, Colorado,
USA
Three KSU Don C. Warren Genetic Scholarship Awards (1998-1999, 1999-2000, 20002001): for outstanding graduate student in genetic research at Kansas State University
Third Place of the 2nd Session of National Excellent Academic Paper Prizes from the
Entomological Society of China (1994): for the paper “The relationships between
physiological / biochemical mechanisms of cotton resistance to aphid and the population
dynamics of cotton aphid” published in Acta Phytophylacica Sinica
Third Place of the Scientific and Technological Prize from Beijing Government (1991):
for the research and extension work on Regulation and Control of Wheat Lodging in
Beijing Rural Area
Third Place of the Scientific and Technological Prize from Beijing Government (1990):
for the research and extension work of Forecast and Control of Wheat Powdery Mildew
in Beijing Rural Area
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MEDIA REPORTS (Including Xuming Liu’s Research Achievements and Contributions)
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USDA-ARS Agricultural Research Magazine (Jan. 2007, Vol. 55, No. 1. Pages 4-7).
Once Again…Waiting in the Wings: Hessian Flies! (Research Achievements with Dr. M.
-S. Chen and other USDA scientists). Story by Erin Kendrick-Peabody, and other USDA
Public Affairs Specialists
USDA-ARS News and Events (Oct. 17, 2003). New Defense against Hessian Fly May
Lie in Insect’s Saliva (in English and Spanish). (Research Achievement with Dr. M. -S.
Chen). Story by Erin Kendrick-Peabody, USDA Public Affairs Specialist
Seed Quest-Global Information Services for Seed Professionals (News Section, Oct.
17, 2003). New Defense Against Hessian Fly May Lie in Insect’s Saliva (in English and
Spanish). Written by Erin Kendrick-Peabody
FAO Plant Breeding News [Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations, Edition 142, Oct. 24, 2003]. New Defense against Hessian Fly May Lie in
Insect’s Saliva. (Research Achievement with Dr. M. -S. Chen). Story by Erin KendrickPeabody. This news has been also reported by other media agencies in USA, Argentina, Brazil, and
Korea with English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean languages.
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K-State AgReport (Fall 2002). Entomology Students Bring Home Top Honors. (Three
graduate students won ESA President’s Prize, in Dec. 2001)
K-State Research and Extension News (March 8, 2001). Ancestor May Help Wheat
Evolve…Again (Research Achievement with Dr. C. M. Smith). Story by: Kathleen W.
Ward, Communications Specialist, Kansas State Research and Extension
The Manhattan Mercury (newspaper, March 11, 2001, page C3). Wheat’s Evolution
(Research Achievement with Dr. C. M. Smith). Written by: Kathleen W. Ward
K-State Research and Extension News (March 2, 2001). K-State Making Big Gains in
Russian Wheat Aphid Resistance. (Research Achievement with Dr. C. M. Smith). Story
by: Kathleen W. Ward
Successful Farming (Iowa edition; March, 2001, Vol. 99, Issue 4, page 33). Kansas
State Scientists Find Insect-Resistance Genes. (Research Achievement with Dr. C. M.
Smith). Story by: Kathleen W. Ward, K-State Communications Specialist
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society (2001-present)
Entomological Society of America (1999-present)
JOURNAL REVIEWER
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Canadian Journal of Plant Science (Canada)
Journal of Economic Entomology (USA)
Journal of Plant Interactions (United Kingdom)
Plant Breeding (Germany)
Proceedings of Indian National Science Academy-Part B (Biological Sciences) (PINSAB) (India)
Theoretical and Applied Genetics (Germany)
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
1. Chen, Ming-Shun, Hui-Xian Zhao, Yu Cheng Zhu, Brian Scheffler, Xuming Liu, Xiang Liu,
Scot Hulbert, Jeffrey J. Stuart. 2008. Analysis of transcripts and proteins expressed in the
salivary glands of Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) larvae. Journal of Insect Physiology.
54: 1-16.
2. Zhu, Lieceng, Xuming Liu, Xiang Liu, Richard Jeannotte, John C. Reese, Marion Harris,
Jeffrey J. Stuart, and Ming-Shun Chen. 2008. Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) attack
causes a dramatic shift in carbon and nitrogen metabolism in wheat. Molecular PlantMicrobe Interactions. 21: 70-78.
3. Liu, Xuming, Jianfa Bai, Li Huang, Lieceng Zhu, Xiang Liu, Nanyan Weng, John C. Reese,
Marion Harris, Jeffrey J. Stuart, and Ming-Shun Chen. 2007. Gene expression of different
wheat genotypes during attack by virulent and avirulent Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor)
larvae. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 33: 2171-2194.
4. Zhao, H. X, Liu, X. M., and M. -S. Chen. 2006. H22, a major resistance gene to the Hessian
fly (Mayetiola destructor), is mapped to the distal region of wheat chromosome 1DS.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 113:1491-1496.
5. Maddur, A.A., X. M. Liu, Y. C. Zhu, J.P. Fellers, B. Oppert, Y. S. Park, J. Bai, G. E. Wilde
and M.-S. Chen. 2006. Cloning and characterization of protease inhibitor-like cDNAs from
the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say). Insect Molecular Biology. 15(4): 485-496.
6. Liu, X. M., G. L. Brown-Guedira, J. H. Hatchett, J. O. Owuoche, and M. S. Chen. 2005.
Genetic characterization and molecular mapping of a Hessian fly resistance gene Hdic
transferred from T. turgidum ssp. dicoccum to common wheat. Theoretical and Applied
Genetics. 111:1308-1315.
7. Liu, X. M., B. S. Gill, and M. S. Chen. 2005. Hessian fly resistance gene H13 mapped to a
distal cluster of R genes in chromosome 6DS of wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics.
111:243-249.
8. Liu, X. M., A. K. Fritz, J. C. Reese, G. E. Wilde, B. S. Gill, and M. S. Chen. 2005. H9, H10,
and H11 compose a cluster of Hessian fly-resistance genes in the distal gene-rich region of
wheat chromosome 1AS. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 110:1473-1480.
9. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. R. Friebe, and B. S. Gill. 2005. Molecular mapping and allelic
relationships of Russian wheat aphid resistance genes. Crop Science.45: 2273-2280.
10. Brown-Guedira G. L., J. H. Hatchett, X. M. Liu, A. K. Fritz, J. O. Owuoche, B. S. Gill, R. G.
Sears, T. S. Cox, and M. S. Chen. 2005. Registration of KS99WGRC42 Hessian fly-resistant
hard red winter wheat germplasm. Crop Science. 45:804-805.
11. Liu, Xuming, John P. Fellers, Gerald E. Wilde, Jeffrey J. Stuart, and Ming-Shun Chen.
2004. Characterization of two genes expressed in the salivary glands of the Hessian fly
[Mayetiola destructor (Say)]. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 34(3):229-237.
12. Chen, M. S., J. P. Fellers, J. J. Stuart, J. C. Reese, and X. M. Liu. 2004. A group of related
cDNAs encoding secreted proteins from Hessian fly [Mayetiola destructor (Say)] salivary
glands. Insect Molecular Biology. 13(1):101-108.
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13. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. 2002. Identification of microsatellite markers linked
to Russian wheat aphid resistance genes Dn4 and Dn6. Theoretical and Applied Genetics.
104: 1042-1048.
14. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. S. Gill, and V. Tolmay. 2001. Microsatellite markers linked to
six Russian wheat aphid resistance genes in wheat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 102:
504-510.
15. Zheng, D. S., C. H. Song, S. C. Liu, M. Y. Chen, X. M. Wang, F. C. Dai, X. M. Liu, and Y.
L. Li. 1999. Improvement of powdery mildew-resistant but late wheat germplasm. Crop
Genetic Resources. 1999 (4): 33-35.
16. Wang, X. M., X. M. Liu, and S. M. Wang. 1998. Germplasm resources, production and biotic
problems of dry bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. in China. Annual Report of the Bean
Improvement Cooperatives (Michigan State University). 41: 196-197.
17. Liu, X. M., D. S. Jin, X. Z. Cheng, X. F. Wu, and S. H. Wang. 1998. Evaluation of mungbean
germplasm for resistance to adzuki bean weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis L. Crop Genetic
Resources. 1998(2): 35-37.
18. Liu, X. M. and D. S. Jin. 1998. A new biotype (CHN-1) of greenbug, Schizaphis graminum,
identified in Beijing. Acta Entomologia Sinica. 41(2): 141-144.
19. Liu, X. M. and D. S. Jin. 1995. The ecological principle and referential role of control
varieties used in the evaluation of crop germplasm resistance to insects. Plant Protection.
21(3): 36-37.
20. Wu, X. Q., D. S. Jin, and X. M. Liu. 1995. Study on the utilization of near-infrared
reflectance spectroscopy to identify insect resistance in crops. Scientia Agricultura Sinica.
28(6): 92.
21. Jin, D. S. and X. M. Liu. 1994. Studies on screening the millet germplasm resources for
resistance to Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis). Millet Crops. (2): 31-32.
22. Jin, D. S. and X. M. Liu. 1993. Identification of resistance to corn spider mite (Tetranychus
trancatus) in corn germplasm resources. Plant Protection. 19(4): 26.
23. Liu, X. M. and Q. H. Yang. 1993. The relationships between physiological / biochemical
mechanisms of cotton resistance to aphid and the population dynamics of cotton aphid. Acta
Phytophylacica Sinica. 20(1): 25-29.
24. Liu, X. M. and Q. H. Yang. 1991. The role of free proline in variety resistance of cotton to
Aphis gossypii. Acta Agric. Universitatis Pekinensis. 17(3): 77-80.
25. Yang, Q. H., Ming-Tsang Cheo, J. Z. Zhao, Q. W. Zhang, C. Z. Wang, C. B. Bi, X. M. Liu,
L. W. Cha, Z. S. Ma, B. L. Li, S. Feng, and Q. Hang. 1990. Techniques of cotton pest
management system in North China. In: Q. Y. Chen, D.M. Li and C.Y. Cao (eds.) Recent
Advances in IPM Research on Cotton in China. Chinese Agric. Science-tech Press, Beijing.
pp. 26-31.
26. Liu, X. M. and Q. H. Yang. 1990. Biochemical bases of resistance to cotton aphid (Aphis
gossypii Glover) in Non-Gossypol cotton varieties. In: Q. Y. Chen, D.M. Li and C.Y. Cao
(eds.) Recent Advances in IPM Research on Cotton in China. Chinese Agricultural Scientech
Press, Beijing. pp. 296-299.
27. Liu, X. M. and Q. H. Yang. 1990. The improved screening techniques for resistance of cotton
varieties to cotton aphid. Plant Protection. 16 (sup.): 50-51.
Manuscripts under Review or in Preparation
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28. Michael Smith, Xuming Liu, Elena Boyko, Sharon Starkey, Jianfa Bai, Liangjiang Wang,
and Ming-Shun Chen. Wheat plant gene expression in response to Russian wheat aphid
feeding. (Under review)
29. Xuming Liu, etc. Molecular mechanisms of non-host resistance in rice to the Hessian fly
(Mayetiola destructor): a genome-wide transcriptional analysis for a classical problem. (In
preparation)
30. Xuming Liu, etc. Molecular cloning and silencing of the Hessian fly-resistance genes H9 and
Hdic. (In preparation)
Book Chapters
31. Liu, Xuming. 1999. The guiding principles and methods of plant protection. In: Beijing
Plant Protection Station (ed.) IPM Handbook for Plant Doctors (total 930 pages). China
Agriculture Press, Beijing, China, pp 1-5.
32. Liu, Xuming. 1999. The basic principles and ways in the extension of techniques for plant
protection. In: Beijing Plant Protection Station (ed.) IPM Handbook for Plant Doctors (total
930 pages). China Agriculture Press, Beijing, China, pp 5-10
33. Wang, Xiaoming and Liu, Xuming. 1999. Diseases and insect pests of mungbean and adzuki
bean. In: Beijing Plant Protection Station (ed.) IPM Handbook for Plant Doctors (total 930
pages). China Agriculture Press, Beijing, China, pp 91-122.
Review Articles
34. Liu, X. M. 1988. A review of the genetic bases of insect-plant interaction and plant resistance
to insects. In: Proceedings of Entomological Symposium at Beijing Agricultural University.
2:12-26.
35. Ye, Z. C., X. M. Liu and D. S. Jin. 1996. A review of soybean and soybean insect pests in
China---Background information for a cooperative IPM project between China and
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Full article was
collected by the Kansas State University “Soybean Aphid Literature Translation Project
(Phase II): Comprehensive bibliography of soybean aphid research”. (Available Online:
http://www.k-state.edu/issa/aphids/reporthtml/trans20.htm)
Conference Presentations
36. Liu, Xuming, Jianfa Bai, and Ming-Shun Chen. Expression of Genes Encoding Peroxidases
in Non-Host Rice Induced by Hessian Fly (Mayetiola destructor) Attacks. The 18th Biennial
International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop. Feb. 10-13, 2008. Fort Collins, Colorado,
USA.
37. Raman Bansal, Scot Hulbert, Xuming Liu, John C. Reese, Jeffrey J. Stuart, and Ming-Shun
Chen. High throughput sequencing to assess microbial diversity in the Hessian fly. The 55th
Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Dec. 9-12, 2007. San Diego,
California, USA.
38. Liu, Xuming, Jianfa Bai, Lieceng Zhu, Xiang Liu, Nanyan Weng, John C. Reese, Marion
Harris, Jeffrey J. Stuart, and Ming-Shun Chen. Genome-wide differential regulation of wheat
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genes in response to Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) infestation during compatible and
incompatible interactions. The 54th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of
America. Dec. 10-13, 2006. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
39. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. S. Gill, and M.-S. Chen. Genomic organization of insect
resistance genes in wheat. In: XIV International Conference on Plant & Animal Genome
Research. Final Abstracts Guide: Poster Abstracts P292 (page 174). Jan. 14-18, 2006. San
Diego, California, USA.
40. Zhu, Lieceng, Xuming Liu, Xiang Liu, John Reese, and Ming-Shung Chen. Differential
changes in metabolic pathways of host plants in compatible and incompatible interactions
after Hessian fly infestation. The 17th Biennial International Plant Resistance to Insects
Workshop. Apr. 9-12, 2006. West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
41. Liu, X. M., J. P. Fellers, G. E. Wilde, J. J. Stuart, and M. S. Chen. Characterization of genes
expressed in the salivary glands of the Hessian fly. The 51st Annual Meeting of the
Entomological Society of America. Oct. 26-29, 2003. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
42. Maddur, A. A., X. M. Liu, J. P. Fellers, G. E. Wilde, and M. S. Chen. Molecular
characterization of Hessian fly salivary secretary cDNAs with structural similarity to protease
inhibitors. The 51st Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Oct. 26-29,
2003. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
43. Chen, M.-S., J. P. Fellers, X. M. Liu, A. M., and S. E. Velasquez. Genes expressed
exclusively in the salivary glands of the first instar larvae of Hessian fly. Poster display. The
50th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Nov. 17-20, 2002. Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
44. Liu, X. M., J. H. Hatchett, J. O. Owuoche, G. Brown-Guedira, and M. S. Chen.
Identification and mapping of a novel Hessian fly-Resistance gene in wheat. Poster display.
The 50th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Nov. 17-20, 2002. Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
45. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. Genetic mapping of the Russian wheat aphid
resistance genes Dn4 and Dn6. Oral presentation (Travel Award Granted). The 15th
Biennial International Plant Resistance to Insects Workshop. Feb. 24-27, 2002. Baltimore,
Maryland, USA.
46. Liu,X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. Identification of SSR markers linked to Russian
Wheat Aphid Resistance Genes Dn4. In: X International Conference on Plant, Animal &
Microbe Genomes Research. Final Abstracts Guide: Poster Abstracts P383 (page 173). Jan.
12-16, 2002. San Diego, California, USA.
47. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. Molecular mapping of the Russian wheat aphid
resistance genes Dn4 and Dn6. Poster display. (Second Place of President’s Prize for
Student Competition). The 49th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America.
Dec. 9-12, 2001. San Diego, California, USA.
48. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. S. Gill, and V. Tolmay. Molecular identification of eight
Russian wheat aphid resistance genes in wheat. Poster display. The 22nd Hard Winter Wheat
Workers Workshop. Hard Winter Improvement Committee. Feb. 18-20, 2001, Kansas City,
Missouri, USA.
49. Smith, C. M., X. M. Liu, M. Flinn, T. L. Harvey, B. S. Gill, V. Tolmay. Molecular markers
in wheat linked to genes expressing resistance to greenbug and the Russian wheat aphid.
Abstr. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 2000. Brazil, p.980.
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50. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. Genetic mapping of Russian wheat aphid gene Dn6
in wheat accession PI 243781. Poster display. Joint Annual Meeting of Entomological Society
of Canada and Entomological Society of America. Dec. 3-6, 2000. Montreal, Quebec,
Canada.
51. Liu, X. M. Molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance in Drosophila melanogaster---A
general insect model system. Non-dissertation oral presentation (seminar). Mar. 10, 2000.
Department of Entomology, Kansas State University.
52. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. S. Gill, and V. Tolmay. Chromosome localization and genetic
mapping of Russian wheat aphid resistance genes in wheat using molecular markers. Oral
presentation (Travel Award Granted). The 14th Biennial International Plant Resistance to
Insects Workshop. Feb. 28-March 2, 2000. Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
53. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, B. S. Gill, and V. Tolmay. Identification and localization of genes
in wheat for resistance to Russian wheat aphid. Poster display. The 47th Annual Meeting of
the Entomological Society of America. Dec. 12-16, 1999. Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
54. Liu, X. M., C. M. Smith, and B. S. Gill. 1998. Molecular marker-assisted selection for
Russian wheat aphid resistance in wheat. International Plant Resistance to Insects Newsletter.
Vol. 24.
55. Liu, X. M. and D. S. Jin. Strategies on the crop genetic diversity as the basis of durable
resistance to diseases and insects. Oral presentation. Abstract in: Proceedings of the National
Symposium on Research and Utilization of Crop Resistance to Diseases and Insects. Sept. 1114, 1995, Beijing. Chinese Society of Crop Genetic Resources. pp. 67-68.
56. Jin, D. S. and X. M. Liu. The techniques for identifying the resistance of millet germplasm
resources to millet stem maggot. Oral presentation. Abstract in: Proceedings of the National
Symposium on Research and Utilization of Crop Resistance to Diseases and Insects. Sept. 1114, 1995, Beijing. Chinese Society of Crop Genetic Resources. pp. 60-61.
57. Liu, X. M. and Q. H. Yang. The physiological strategy of cotton defense response against the
feeding pressure of cotton aphid. Oral presentation. Abstract in: Proceedings of the First
National Conference of Young Entomologists. Aug. 21-25, 1990. Beidaihe, Hebei. The
Entomological Society of China. p.68.
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