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Edited By Prof. Dr. Urs Wyss, Dr. Gunnar Mölck, and Dr. Gert Petersen, Institute of Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel
Now in a New DVD Format!
Due to their rapid development and explosive rate of reproduction, aphids rank among the most important crop plant pests. They extract phloem sap from
host plants and excrete the excess in the form of honeydew. In addition, many aphid species damage their hosts by transmitting viruses: aphids are virus vectors. Yield losses due to viral diseases are often more serious than the direct damage due to sap extraction.
The most important vector of plant viruses worldwide is the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae. When it leaves its winter host, the peach tree, it colonizes numerous crop plants, e.g., beets, potatoes, and vegetables, and
infects them with various viruses. Other aphids, such as Sitobion avenae, are specific to cereals and transmit the Barley yellow dwarf virus.
In a combination of fascinating macro sequences and 3D animations, this educational film impressively illustrates the life cycle of aphids, their behavior on winter and summer hosts, and their feeding habits. The different
behavior patterns during feeding probes and prolonged feeding, which influence the mode of virus transmission (non-persistent, persistent), are presented in clear, lucidly explained video sequences. A paper insert of additional references on the interactions between plant viruses and their aphid vectors during the process of virus transmission is also included.
The Aphid: A Virus Vector addresses a wide audience, including lecturers, students of agronomy, biology, ecology and their related disciplines, as well as governmental and non-governmental advisory bodies, and last but not least, farmers.
View a sample
Video Clip from The Aphid: A Virus Vector DVD.
Scientific Advisors
Prof. Dr. Urs Wyss, Dr. Gunnar Mölck, Dr.
Gert Petersen,
Institute of Phytopathology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany
Virological Advisor:
Dr. H. Josef Vetten
Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA)
Institute for Plant Virology, Microbiology and Biosafety
With contributions by:
Hans-Helmut Petersen
Macro photography:
Prof. Dr. Urs Wyss, Maria Wagner
Scientific animations:
Axel Schultz, Sven Rabe
Production Manager:
Nikolaus W. Weissenhorn
Written and directed by
Dr. Trude Hard, Dr. Rolf P. Stumm
Video Production:
STUMM-FILM Dr. Rolf Stumm Medien GmbH
Awards
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2004 Comenius Award
The oldest German and European Award for
excellent educational media, the Comenius Award is given annually by The
Society for Pedagogy and Information, a renowned scientific society for
multimedia, educational technology, and media didactics. The recipient
of this prize is selected in an independent review process according to
didactic and scientific merit. |
2008; DVD; (1 pound); PC and Mac
Compatible; Item No. 43733
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