Resistance of Maize Inbreds to Pink Stem Borer.

From: Crop Science | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The most important insect pest of maize (Zea mays L.) in southern Europe is the pink stem borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.). The objective of this work was to identify sources of resistance to stem and ear damage by the pink stem borer. One hundred twenty-one inbreds from seven germplasm groups (American, Argentine, European, Lancaster, Northern Flint, Reid, and Other), divided according to their maturity grouping (very early, early, midseason, and late), were evaluated for several years under artificial infestation at Pontevedra (northwestern Spain). Twelve traits were recorded to measure ...

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