Cyanidin-3-β-glucoside,a newly recognized basis for resistance in cotton to the tobacco budwormheliothis virescens (Fab.) (lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Summary Cyanidin-3--glucoside was shown to be an important factor of resistance in cottonGossypium hirsutum L. leaves to the tobacco budwormHeliothis virescens (Fab.). This provides a potential basis for achieving insect resistance in non-glanded cotton and other crops infested byHeliothis.In cooperation with the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State. Mention of a trademark, proprietary product or vendor does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products or vendors that may also be suitable.