Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "tolerance"

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    • Identification of new sorghum genotypes resistant to the African and spotted Stem borers 

      Muturi, Phyllis W.; Mgonja, M.; Rubaihayo, P. (2014)
      Lepidopteran stemborers, mainly the African stemborer Busseola fusca Fuller and spotted stemborer Chilopartellus Swinhoe, are among the economically important pests of sorghum in Kenya. Identification of sources of resistance ...

    • New sources of resistance to spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus in sorghum 

      Muturi, Phyllis W.; Rubaihayo, P.; Mgonja, M.; Kyamanywa, S.; Kibuka, J.; Sharma, H.C. (2012)
      The lepidopteran Chilo partellus Crambid, an introduced pest in East and southern Africa from Asia, is the most economically important stem borer species infesting cereals in Africa. Chilo partellus causes more than 40% ...

    • Novel source of sorghum tolerance to the African stem borer, Busseola fusca 

      Muturi, Phyllis W.; Rubaihayo, P.; Mgonja, M.; Kyamanywa, S.; Sharma, H.C.; Hash, C.T. (Academic Journals, 2012-08)
      Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is an important cereal food crop in semi-arid tropics, but its productivity is curtailed mainly by insect pests and diseases. The African stem borer, Busseola fusca Fuller (Lepidopteran: Noctuidae), ...