Ceratothripoides claratris, Capsicum chlorosis virus and Solanum lycopersicum [Elektronische Ressource] : a case study of thrips-tospovirus-plant interaction / von Nasser Halaweh

Ceratothripoides claratris, Capsicum chlorosis virus and Solanum lycopersicum: A Case Study of Thrips - Tospovirus - Plant Interaction Von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Gartenbauwissenschaften Dr. rer. hort. genehmigte Dissertation von M.Sc. Nasser Halaweh geboren am 8.6.1973 in Ramallah, Palästina 2008 Referent: Prof. Dr. Hans-Michael Poehling Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Edgar Maiss Tag der Promotion: 18.07.2008 Summary Summary The protected cultivation of tomatoes in central Thailand is constrained by the oriental tomato thrips, Ceratothripoides claratris, and the tospovirus, Capsicum chlorosis virus (CaCV), transmitted by the thrips. The epidemiology of the tospovirus is characterized by the behaviour (e.g. distribution pattern), transmission efficiency of the vector and properties (e.g. nutrional quality, defence) of the common host plant. However, little was known about this triangle tospovirus-thrips-plant interaction. Therefore, in depth studies of the tospovirus-thrips interrelationships and the role of the host plant in this trilateral relationship were performed.