Divergent Selection for Resistance to Maize Weevil in Six Maize Populations

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2043-2049

  Dhliwayo, Thanda ^a   Pixley, Kevin V ^a  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCULIONIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242654077     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.2043     Document Type: Article

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