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Phenotypic versus marker-assisted selection for stalk strength and second-generation European corn borer resistance in maize.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Nov 2003
Flint-Garcia S A, Darrah L L, McMullen M D, Hibbard B E
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Maize ( Zea mays L.) stalk lodging is breakage of the stalk at or below the ear, which may result in loss of the ear at harvest. Stalk lodging is often intensified by the stalk tunneling action of the second-generation of the European corn borer (2-ECB) [Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner)]. Rind penetro...
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