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Breeding for Pest Resistance in Sorghum

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Title Breeding for Pest Resistance in Sorghum
 
Creator Agrawal, B L
House, L R
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description In view of potential economic and environmental buted In the U.S . Canada, Mexlco, and Latln
constraints of insecticide use, breedlng of crop Amerlca and attack sorghum1 durlng all stages of
varieties with resistance to harmful Insects is a growth (Rao et al. 1977)
promising method of insect control. Such sor- These major ~nsectp ests w~lbl e used In th~s
ghum varieties offer the most effective way of paper to illustrate concepts of breed~ngfo r reslstcontrolling
pests, particularly In areas where ance, It is recognized that these priorltles mlght
technological knowhow and resources are limited, change with time.
 
Date 1982
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Agrawal, B L and House, L R (1982) Breeding for Pest Resistance in Sorghum. In: Sorghum in the Eighties: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sorghum, 2-7 November 1981, Patancheru. A.P. India.