A comparison of two methods of assessment of maize varietal resistance to the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais motschulsky, and the influence of kernel hardness and size on susceptibility

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-302

  Gudrups, Irene ^a   Floyd, Sian ^b   Kling, Jennifer G ^c   Bosque Perez, Nilsa A ^c   Orchard, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Chatham Maritime   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Maize; Sitophilus zeamais; Stored product pests; Varietal screening; West Africa; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; HARDNESS; INSECT RESISTANCE; KERNEL; MAIZE; PLANT VARIETY; SIZE;

EID: 0035117815     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(00)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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