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Resistance in 27 Rice Cultivars to Sugarcane Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).
Journal of economic entomology - 9 Feb 2018
Correa F, Silva C L T, Pelosi A P, Almeida A C S, Heinrichs E A, Barrigossi J A F, Jesus F G
Abstract excerpt
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is considered one of the most important crops in the world, and the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is among the key pests damaging the crop in the Americas. The objective of this work was to identify rice genotypes as a source of resistance to D. saccharalis. Rice plants were infested in the greenhouse and subsequently evaluated for damage, larval...
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