Emergence pattern of sorghum midge and its major parasitoids on midge-resistant and susceptible genotypes

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-270

  Kausalya, K G ^a   Nwanze, K F ^b   Reddy, Y V R ^b   Nwilene, F E ^b   Reddy, D D R ^a  

^a ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Aprostocetus coimbatorensis; Aprostocetus gala; Parasitoids; Resistant genotypes; Sorghum midge; Stenodiplosis sorghicola

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; EMERGENCE PATTERN; NATURAL ENEMY; PARASITOID; SORGHUM MIDGE;

APROSTOCETUS; APROSTOCETUS COIMBATORENSIS; APROSTOCETUS GALA; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CONTARINIA SORGHICOLA; DIPTERA; EULOPHIDAE; EUPELMIDAE; EUPELMUS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STENODIPLOSIS; STENODIPLOSIS SORGHICOLA;

EID: 0030790818     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159730956     Document Type: Article

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