Sixteen Years of Recurrent Selection of Ruzi Grass for Resistance to Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae)

The forage <i>Urochloa ruziziensis</i> ((R. Germ. and C.M. Evrard) Crins (synonym <i>Brachiaria ruziziensis</i>) (Poales: Poaceae)) has great potential to be adopted as pasture. However, this forage is susceptible to spittlebugs, the main insect pest of pastures in Brazil. Th...

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Published in:Agronomy
Main Authors: Tiago Teixeira Resende, Fausto Souza Sobrinho, Michelle Oliveira Campagnani, Bruno Antônio Veríssimo, Luís Augusto Calsavara, Flávia Maria Avelar Gonçalves, José Airton Rodrigues Nunes, Alexander Machado Auad
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/7/1516