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Native resistance to western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larval feeding: characterization and mechanisms.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Dec 2009
El Khishen Ahmed A, Bohn Martin O, Prischmann-Voldseth Deirdre A, Dashiell Kenton E, French B Wade, Hibbard Bruce E
Abstract excerpt
Seven maize, Zea mays L., genotypes selected for native resistance to western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), larval feeding damage (SUM2068, SUM2162, CRW3(S1)C6, NSS1 x CRW3(S1)C6, PI583927, CRW2(C5), and AR17056-16) were evaluated along with three control maize genotypes in the field for plant damage, larval recovery, adult emergence, root size, and root...
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