China Partnering Award: Agri-Bioscience for Sustainable Food Security

Lead Research Organisation: Lancaster University
Department Name: Lancaster Environment Centre

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Publications

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Chapman JW (2015) Long-range seasonal migration in insects: mechanisms, evolutionary drivers and ecological consequences. in Ecology letters

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Jin M (2023) Adaptive evolution to the natural and anthropogenic environment in a global invasive crop pest, the cotton bollworm. in Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.))

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Peng Y (2024) Extreme genetic signatures of local adaptation in a notorious rice pest, Chilo suppressalis in National Science Review

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Withers A (2021) Microsatellites reveal that genetic mixing commonly occurs between invasive fall armyworm populations in Africa in Scientific Reports

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Wu C (2022) Genomic features of the polyphagous cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis. in BMC genomics

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Xiao Y (2021) Rapid spread of a densovirus in a major crop pest following wide-scale adoption of Bt-cotton in China. in eLife

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Xiao Y (2021) Rapid spread of a symbiotic virus in a major crop pest following wide-scale adoption of Bt-cotton in China

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Xu P (2022) Partiti-like viruses from African armyworm increase larval and pupal mortality of a novel host: the Egyptian cotton leafworm. in Pest management science

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Xu P (2020) Novel partiti-like viruses are conditional mutualistic symbionts in their normal lepidopteran host, African armyworm, but parasitic in a novel host, Fall armyworm in PLOS Pathogens

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Xu P (2014) Densovirus is a mutualistic symbiont of a global crop pest (Helicoverpa armigera) and protects against a baculovirus and Bt biopesticide. in PLoS pathogens

 
Description This was a networking grant, but it facilitated a successful collaboration with colleagues in China and a research project that has revealed that a 'good' densovirus protects a global crop pest (Helicoverpa armigera) against biopesticides. It has also revealed that the densovirus protects the pest from genetically-modified (Bt-toxin-producing) crop defences. It has also developed into a fruitful collaboration on the invasive fall armyworm in Africa and Asia.
Exploitation Route Manipulation of insects microbial communities might enhance biopesticide activity. The collaboration has led to a UK-China collaboration to manage the invasive fall armyworm.
Sectors Agriculture

Food and Drink

Environment
URL http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/major-crop-pest-carries-good-virus-that-protects-it-against-biopesticides/
 
Description The collaboration has resulted in new ways of working in China to combat a new invasive crop pest.
First Year Of Impact 2020
Sector Agriculture, Food and Drink
Impact Types Cultural
 
Description Newton International Fellowship Scheme
Amount £66,000 (GBP)
Funding ID NF161146 
Organisation Newton Fund 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2017 
End 01/2019
 
Description Collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 
Organisation Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Country China 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We have collaborated extensively on research projects that have yield a number of recent publications, providing intellectual contributions and hosting visitors and Fellows from CAAS.
Collaborator Contribution They have provided access to staff and data and provided intellectual input and technical expertise.
Impact This collaboration has resulted in 5+ research papers, as well as a CAAS scientist successfully applying for a 2-year Newton International Fellowship, as well as several other short-term visitors.
Start Year 2014