Maize resistance to stalk borers (Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)): some aspects of insect responses to the plant and implications for breeders.
1986
Ampofo J.K.O. | Saxena K.N.
Maize plants exhibit much variability in terms of moth preference for oviposition and larval colonization. Studies on the relationship between the stalk borer (Chilo partellus (Swinhoe)) and the maize plant indicate that factors such as plant surface trichomes and plant exudates influence adult oviposition on the plants. The neonate larvae also are able to discern between acceptable and unacceptable plants for feeding and colonization. Knowledge of such variability and the effect on C. partellus colonization patterns can be useful in plant breeding strategies for the development of maize genotypes resistant to stalk borers.
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