Aphid-Trapping Potato Plants: A Scientific Project of Dr R W Gibson

Synopsis: 'Solanum berthaultii’, an insect-resistant wild potato from Bolivia, has abundant sticky-tipped hairs on the foliage to which small insects and mites get stuck. In contrast, the foliage of cultivated potatoes does not obstruct movement of potential pests. Stereoscan pictures show the ‘Solanum berthaultii’ hairs and a trapped aphid in detail. Shows results of preliminary plant breeding trials where quite good tuber yield is combined with sticky-tipped hairs on the foliage to which aphid pests adhere and die.
Language: English
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 min.
Year of production: 1979
Availability: Sale (video - BUFVC); 1996 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Plant breeding and entomology courses within agricultural science courses.*
Subjects: Biology
Keywords: botany; insect-resistant plants; insects; plants

Director

Chris C Doncaster

Producer

Chris C Doncaster

Writer

Richard W Gibson

Cast

Chris C Doncaster

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