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Defense mechanisms of maize against pink stem borer [PDF]
, 1998 The pink stem borer (Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.) is the most important pest of maize (Zea mays L.) in northwestern Spain. The objective of this work was to evaluate defense mechanisms against Sesamia in 10 inbred lines and the 10-parent diallel among ...
Butrón Gómez, Ana María +3 more
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International Journal of Genomics, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important food crop in semi‐arid tropics. The crop grain yield ranges from 0.5 t/ha to 0.8 t/ha compared to potential yields of 10 t/ha. The African stem borer Busseola fusca Fuller (Noctuidae) and the spotted stem borer Chilo partellus Swinhoe (Crambidae), are among the most economically important insect ...
Phyllis W. Muturi +4 more
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Especificidade do parasitóide Apanteles militaris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) em relação ao hospedeiro Mythimna unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
, 1999 IV Encontro Nacional de Protecção Integrada, 3–4 Outubro, 1997, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores.Apanteles militaris (Walsh) é o mais importante parasitóide larvar de Mythimna unipuncta (Haworth) em todas as ilhas dos Açores.
Melo, Rui +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Limited attention has been paid to maize (Zea mays L.) resistance induced by corn borer damage, although evidence shows that induced defenses have lower resource allocation costs than constitutive defenses. Maize responses to short- and long-term feeding
Víctor Manuel Rodríguez +5 more
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Sixteen Years of Bt Maize in the EU Hotspot: Why Has Resistance Not Evolved? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The majority of Bt maize production in the European Union (EU) is concentrated in northeast Spain, which is Europe's only hotspot where resistance might evolve, and the main target pest, Sesamia nonagrioides, has been exposed to Cry1Ab maize continuously
Pedro Castañera +3 more
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Alguns dados sobre a Fauna entomológica da ilha das Flores - Açores [PDF]
, 1990 IV Expedição Científica do Departamento de Biologia - Flores 1989Com este trabalho, realizado em Julho de 1989 nas Flores - a ilha mais ocidental do Arquipélago dos Açores -, acrescentaram-se onze espécies de Lepidópteros à lista referenciada para ...
Anunciada, Lorete +3 more
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Combining abilities in maize for the length of the internode basal ring, the entry point of the Mediterranean corn borer larvae [PDF]
, 2014 Length of the internode basal ring (LIBR) in maize is a morphological character that has been associated with resistance to Mediterranean corn borer (MCB), Sesamia nonagrioides Lef.
Barros Ríos, Jaime Antonio +3 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2017 The Mediterranean corn borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) has a unique and recently multiplied juvenile hormone esterase gene family (SnJHER) with particular transcriptional profiles and functional characteristics.
Dimitrios KONTOGIANNATOS +2 more
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Is the basal area of maize internodes involved in borer resistance? [PDF]
, 2011 Background To elucidate the role of the length of the internode basal ring (LIBR) in resistance to the Mediterranean corn borer (MCB), we carried out a divergent selection program to modify the LIBR using two maize synthetic varieties (EPS20 and EPS21 ...
Rogelio Santiago +3 more
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Genetic Structure ofSesamia nonagrioides(Lefebvre) Populations in the Mediterranean Area [PDF]
Environmental Entomology, 2008 The Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a major pest of maize in the Mediterranean area. Transgenic Bt maize expressing the Cry1Ab toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis can effectively control this pest. The characterization of S.
Marta, de la Poza +5 more
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