Digital imaging outperforms traditional scoring methods for spittlebug tolerance in <i>Urochloa humidicola</i> hybrids

American spittlebug species (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) are major pests in Urochloa humidicola (syn. Brachiaria humidicola) cultivars in the neotropics. The U. humidicola breeding program of the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT aims to increase tolerance to spittlebugs. To develop tolerant U. humidicola genotyp...

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Main Authors: Luis Hernández, Paula Espitia, Juan Andrés Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical 2022-09-01
Series:Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
Online Access:https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/1001