TY  - JA
AU  - Classen,D.
AU  - Arnason,J.T.
AU  - Lambert,J.D.H.
AU  - Nozzolillo,C.
AU  - Philogene,B.J.R.
AU  - Serratos,J.A.
TI  - Correlation of phenolic acid content of maize to resistance to Sitophilus zeamais, the maize weevil, in CIMMYT's collections
SN  - 0098-0331
U1  - 91-071333 
PY  - 1990///
KW  - Aromatic compounds
KW  - Pest resistance
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Phenolic acids
KW  - Sitophilus zeamais
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Zea mays
N2  - The (E)-ferulic acid content of the grain of nine populations of land races of maize derived from CIMMYT's collections was found to be negatively correlated to susceptibility characteristics towards the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais. Correlation coefficients for six susceptibility parameters and (E)-ferulic acid content were significant and ranged from -0.58 to -0.79. A multiple regression analysis by the SAS forward procedure using the primary seed characteristics associated with susceptibility indicated that the ferulic acid content was the only significant factor in explaining variation in at least two susceptibility parameters: the Dobie index
T2  - Journal of Chemical Ecology
ER  -