Resistance of sorghum varieties to the shoot fly, Atherigona soccata Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae) in Southern Africa

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Van den Berg, J ^a   Bronkhorst, L ^b   Mgonja, M ^c   Obilana, A B ^d  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b ARC GRAIN CROPS INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c ICRISAT ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^d INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Atherigona soccata; Resistance; SADC; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

PEST RESISTANCE; SORGHUM;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ATHERIGONA; ATHERIGONA SOCCATA; DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 17644368534     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870400016503     Document Type: Article

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