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Warm-Season (C4) Turfgrass Genotypes Resistant to Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae).
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Aug 2016
Gusmão M R, Valério J R, Matta F P, Souza F H D, Vigna B B Z, Fávero A P, Barioni W, Inácio G R
Abstract excerpt
Screening for resistance to insect pests is one of the early stages of grass breeding programs. Pasture spittlebugs are sap-sucking insects that potentially cause severe damage to turfgrasses, including the loss of functional quality and perenniallity. The Brazilian flora has a large number of grass species with wide morphological variability and adaptability to different soil and climate conditions that can...
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