Sweetpotato weevil (cylas spp.) resistance in african sweetpotato germplasm

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-81

  Muyinza, Harriet ^a   Talwana, Herbert L ^b   Mwanga, Robert O M ^c   Stevenson, Philip C ^d,e  

^a National Crops Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Uganda Office   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cylas brunneus; Cylas puncticollis; Host plant resistance; Root damage; Sweetpotato breeding

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; CULTIVAR; GERMPLASM; HOST PLANT; PEST RESISTANCE; ROOT;

AFRICA;

CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS; CYLAS BRUNNEUS; CYLAS PUNCTICOLLIS; HEXAPODA; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84858330082     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2012.655701     Document Type: Article

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