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Differential responses of forage pearl millet genotypes to chinch bug (Heteroptera: Blissidae) feeding.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 2009
Ni Xinzhi, Wilson Jeffrey P, Buntin G David
Abstract excerpt
Chinch bug, Blissus leucopterus leucopterus (Say) (Heteroptera: Blissidae), is one of the most important insect pests on forage pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum L. R. Br., production in the southeastern United States. Twenty-nine forage pearl millet genotypes were assessed for chinch bug resistance by using stunt and necrosis ratings in combination with quantitative measurements of chlorophyll content and leaf...
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