Screening for new sources of resistance to Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infestation in stored maize genotypes
New sources of maize resistance to the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais infestation are indispensable in successful breeding programs against post harvest grain damage. The study investigated the characters and mechanisms that confer resistance to weevil infestation using twenty elite maize genotype...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tarbiat Modares
2015-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Crop Protection |
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Online Access: | http://jcp.modares.ac.ir/article-3-10469-en.html |