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Mass rearing of Helicoverpa zeae in Peru

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mexico, DF (Mexico) CIMMYT : 1997ISBN:
  • 968-6923-79-9
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 633.153 MIH
Summary: The Maize Research Program (MRP), INIA-Peru, has successfully raised and maintained colonies of corn earworms, Helicoverpa zeae (Boddie). With technical assistance from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), our laboratory currently can produce large quantities of this species to infest high-altitude maize varieties, facilitating the selection and breeding process for corn earworm (CEW) resistance.
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The Maize Research Program (MRP), INIA-Peru, has successfully raised and maintained colonies of corn earworms, Helicoverpa zeae (Boddie). With technical assistance from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), our laboratory currently can produce large quantities of this species to infest high-altitude maize varieties, facilitating the selection and breeding process for corn earworm (CEW) resistance.

English

9711|AGRIS 9702

Jose Juan Caballero

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