Variation in resistance of Mexican landraces of maize to maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais, in relation to taxonomic and biochemical parameters

Euphytica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 227-236

  Arnason, J T ^a   Baum, B ^b   Gale, J ^b   Lambert, J D H ^a   Bergvinson, D ^a   Philogene, B J R ^a   Serratos, J A ^c   Mihm, J ^d   Jewell, D C ^d  

^a Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^d INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

indigenous landraces; indirect selection; life history components; maize; maize weevil; phenolic acids; resistance; Sitophilus zeamais; taxonomy; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0027130258     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040405     Document Type: Article

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