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Genetic analysis of oviposition deterrence to orange wheat blossom midge in spring wheat.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2021
Thambugala Dinushika, Pozniak Curtis J, Kumar Santosh, Burt Andrew J, Wise Ian L, Smith Marjorie A H, Fox Stephen L, Costamagna Alejandro C, McCartney Curt A
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KEY MESSAGE: A major QTL for oviposition deterrence to orange wheat blossom midge was detected on chromosome 1A in the Canadian breeding line BW278 that was inherited from the Chinese variety Sumai-3. Orange wheat blossom midge (OWBM, Sitodiplosis mosellana Géhin, Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) is an important insect pest of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) that reduces both grain yield and quality. Oviposition deterrence...
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