Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation (2000)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E: Scientific and Common Names." National Research Council. 2000. Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9795.

Appendix E

Scientific and Common Names

TABLE E.1 Index of Plant Names

Common name

Latin name

alfalfa

Medicago sativa

arabidopsis

Arabidopsis thaliana

barley

Hordeum vulgare

brazil nut

Bertholletia excelsa

brussels sprout

Brassica oleracea ssp. gemmifera

corn

Zea mays

cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

FLCP (Free-living Cucurbita pepo) or Texas gourd

Cucurbita texana

maize

Zea mays

mlkweed

Asclepias sp

oats

Avena sativa

papaya

Carica papaya

pea

Pisum sativum

peanut

Arachis hypogeae

potato

Solanum spp.

rice

Oryza sativa

rye

Secale cereale L.

soybean

Glycine max

squash

Cucurbita pepo

tall wheat grass

Thinopyrum ponticum

texas gourd or FLCP

Cucurbita texana

tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

tomato

Lycopersicum esculentum

wheat, common

Triticum aestivum L.

wheat, durum

Triticum durum Desf.

wheat, wild

Triticum monococcum

Suggested Citation: "Appendix E: Scientific and Common Names." National Research Council. 2000. Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9795.

TABLE E.2 Index of Plant Diseases

Latin name or Abbreviation

Common Name/Description

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

crown gall bacterium

Cladosporium fulvum

leaf mold fungus

CMV

cucumber mosaic virus

Cochliobolus carbonum

leaf spot fungus

Cochliobolus victoriae

victoria blight (oats)

Erisyphe graminis f. sp. hordei

powdery mildew fungus

Erwinia herbicola

bacterial soft rot

Fusarium

ear and stalk rot fungus

Gaeumannomyces graminis

sheath rot fungus

Helminthosporium maydis

southern corn leaf blight and stalk rot fungus

Meloidogyne incognita

root-knot nematode

PRSV

papaya ringspot virus

Pseudomonas syringae

bacterial leaf blight

Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides

eyespot fungus

Puccinia coronata

crown rust fungus

Puccinia graminis Pers. f. sp. tritici

stem rust (or black rust) fungus

Puccinia recondita Rob. Ex Desm. f. sp. Tritici

leaf rust (or brown rust) fungus

Puccinia striiformis West

stripe rust (or yellow rust) fungus

TMV

tobacco mosaic virus

WMV2

watermelon mosaic virus-2

ZYMV

zucchini yellow mosaic virus

TABLE E.3 Index of Invertebrates, Plant Pests

Latin name or Abbreviation

Common Name

Campoletis sonorensis

parasitoid of corn earworm

Collembola

springtail

Daphnia

water flea

Helicoverpa zea

corn earworm, cotton bollworm

Heliothis virescens F.

tobacco budworm

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

potato aphid

Pectinophora gossypiella

pink bollworm

Suggested Citation: "Appendix E: Scientific and Common Names." National Research Council. 2000. Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9795.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E: Scientific and Common Names." National Research Council. 2000. Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9795.
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