Differential volatile emission from sweet potato plant: Mechanism of resistance in sweet potato for weevil Cylas formicarius (Fab.)

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1597-1601

  Korada, Rajasekhara Rao ^a   Naskar, S K ^b   Prasad, A R ^c   Prasuna, A L ^c   Jyothi, K N ^c  

^a Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Bhubaneswar   (India)

^b CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cylas formicarius; Electroantennogram; Genotypes; Headspace volatiles; Sweet potato

Indexed keywords

CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS FORMICARIUS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 78650443097     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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