Pigeon pea grain physical characteristics and resistance to attack by the bruchid storage pest

International Agrophysics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Dasbak, M A ^a   Echezona, B C ^a   Asiegbu, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cajanus cajan; Callosobruchus maculatus; Host plant resistance mechanism; Path coefficient analysis; Susceptibility index

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LEGUME; PATH ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT;

BRUCHINAE; CAJANUS CAJAN; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS;

EID: 63049098137     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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