Inheritance of Ear Resistance to European Corn Borer in `Apache' Sweet Corn.

From: Crop Science | Date: November 1, 1998| Author: Davis, D. W.; Gingera, G. R.; Warnock, D. F. | Copyright information

European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), can severely affect commercial sweet corn (Zea mays L.) quality during years of heavy infestation. Greater ear resistance in sweet corn could reduce the need for insecticide application. A generation mean analysis was used to determine the inheritance of ear resistance and silk-channel length (SCL) in two crosses containing germplasm from the resistant sweet corn hybrid `Apache'. Three inbred parents, [F.sub.1], [F.sub.2], and the first back...

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