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090 _aCIM
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100 1 _aMihm, J.A.
245 1 0 _aEfficient mass rearing and infestation techniques to screen for host plant resistance to maize stem borers, Diatraea sp.
_h[Electronic Resource]
260 _aMexico :
_bCIMMYT,
_c1983.
300 _a23 pages.
340 _aPrinted
500 _aOpen Access
500 _aAlso available in Spanish
520 _aOne of a three-part series, this bulletin presents the techniques developed and experience accumulated at CIMMYT over the past six years in mass rearing and infestation with three maize stem borers--diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, sugarcane borer; D. grandiosella dyar, southwestern corn borer; and D. lineolata Walker, neotropical corn borer--for screening and improving host plant resistance in maize and sorghum. The author explains techniques for establishment and maintenance of the insect colony, gives requirements for efficient mass rearing, describes a method of efficient, uniform field infestation, and covers rating scales and
546 _aText in English
591 _aplant protection|DSpace 1
595 _aCPC
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650 1 0 _aDiatraea
650 1 0 _aEnvironmental control
650 1 0 _aHosts
650 1 0 _aInfestation
650 7 _aMethods
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650 7 _aPest resistance
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650 7 _91314
_aZea mays
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856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/696
_yOpen Access through DSpace
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