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Genotypic variability and mode of action of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) resistance in seven Solanum species.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Apr 2001
Pelletier Y, Tai G C
Abstract excerpt
Accessions from seven wild Solanum species were evaluated in the field for resistance to the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say). The multivariate insect population density data were analyzed using factor analysis. The factors extracted corresponded to relevant phases of the insect's life cycle and provided information on the mode of resistance (antixenosis and antibiosis) of the plant...
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