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Resistance of Selected Sorghum Genotypes to Maize Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Environmental entomology - 11 Aug 2018
Vyavhare Suhas S, Pendleton Bonnie B, Peterson Gary C
Abstract excerpt
The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is a major insect pest of stored grain. This study evaluated resistance of grain of 26 sorghum genotypes, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, to maize weevil under laboratory conditions. Three female and two male newly emerged maize weevils were reared with 5 g of grain in each of 10 vials for each of the 26 sorghum genotypes in a laboratory...
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