Short communication. Screening of sorghum genotypes for resistance to damage caused by the stem borer Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-81

  Marulasiddesha, K N ^a,b   Sankar, M ^c   Rama Gouda, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Kaveri Agriteck   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Insect damage; Resistance; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

CHILO PARTELLUS; HEXAPODA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; SUGARCANE STREAK VIRUS;

EID: 34248386424     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2007051-229     Document Type: Article

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