EFFECT OF SOIL MOISTURE ON THE BIOLOGY OF Rhopalosiphum maidis (FITCH, 1856) (HEMIPTERA: APHIDIDAE) ON MAIZE

The effect of soil moisture on the biology of Rhopalosiphum maidis (Fitch) fed on maize plants (Zea mays L.) was evaluated under greenhouse conditions. A completely randomized experimental design with three treatments (20%, 40% and 100% water availability) and four replications was used. Each experi...

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Main Authors: WILSON J.M.S. MAIA, JÚLIO N. C. LOUZADA, IVAN CRUZ, CARVALHO C. ECOLE, TEREZINHA J.A.F. MAIA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo 2006-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
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Online Access:http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/168/166