Flavone content of silks from commercial corn hybrids and growth responses of corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) larvae fed silk diets

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Wiseman, B R ^a   Snook, M E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiosis; Chlorogenic acid; Helicoverpa zea; Lepidoptera; Maysin; Noctuidae; Plant resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644443681     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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