Resistance and susceptibility of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars to the aphid Therioaphis maculata (Homoptera: Aphididae): insect biology and cultivar evaluation

Insect Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  De Almeida E Silva, Alexandre ^a   Varanda, Elenice Mouro ^b   Barosela, JosÉ Ricardo ^b  

^a Laboratório de Entomologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

alfalfa cultivars; aphid; resistance; susceptibility; Therioaphis maculate

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349094786     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2006.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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