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Plant Resistance to Insects in Sorghum

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Title Plant Resistance to Insects in Sorghum
 
Creator Sharma, H C
Singh, F
Nwanze, K F
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum is one of the most important cereals in the semi-arid tropics. Nearly 150 insect species have been reported to damage the crop worldwide, causing an estimated loss of over US$ 1 000 million annually. Of these, shoot fly, stem borers, greenbug, sugarcane aphid, shoot bug, spider mites, armyworms, midge, head bug, and head caterpillars are the major pests. Plant resistance to insects is one of the most important components of pest management in sorghum. Thus, the 18 specialist scientists who have contributed the 25 papers included in this book, that is based on a training course for researchers involved in the development of insect-resistant cultivars for integrated pest management in sustainable agriculture, describe and discuss the theoretical and practical aspects of resistance-screening techniques, mechanisms and inheritance of resistance, breeding for resistance, statistical designs, and strategies for integrated pest management. Information has also been provided about the international sorghum insect resistance testing program and the role of networks in collaborative research and technology exchange.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 1997
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1035/1/RA_00292.pdf
Sharma, H C and Singh, F and Nwanze, K F (1997) Plant Resistance to Insects in Sorghum. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics.