Oviposition behavior of wheat midge Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and inheritance of deterrence resistance in spring wheat

Wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a key pest of wheat, Triticum aestivum L. (Poaceae), in the Canadian Prairies. The larvae destroy wheat kernels, resulting in reduction of quality and quantity of wheat. Deployment of antixenotic wheat lines, which suppress ovi...

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Main Author: Hosseini Gharalari, Ali
Other Authors: Smith, M.A.H (Entomology) Fox, S.L. (Plant Science)
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3155

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