RELATIVE INDEX OF SUSCEPTIBILITY TO THE MAIZE WEEVIL, Sitophilus zeamais, AMONG SOME QPM CORN LINES
The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is one important pest of stored corn grain. It is difficult to control and causes large weight and nutritional losses to the grains. The discovery of the gene Opaque-2 (O-2) that enhances the protein quality with Lysine and Tryptophane opened new perspectives to...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
2006-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo |
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| Online Access: | http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/179/176 |