eprintid: 1215 rev_number: 12 eprint_status: archive userid: 14 dir: disk0/00/00/12/15 datestamp: 2011-09-10 17:25:02 lastmod: 2011-09-10 17:25:02 status_changed: 2011-09-10 17:25:02 type: article metadata_visibility: show contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Sharma, H C creators_name: Reddy, B V S creators_name: Dhillon, M K creators_name: Venkateswaran, K creators_name: Singh, B U creators_name: Pampapathy, G creators_name: Folkertsma, R T creators_name: Hash, C T creators_name: Sharma, K K icrisatcreators_name: Sharma, H C icrisatcreators_name: Reddy, B V S icrisatcreators_name: Dhillon, M K icrisatcreators_name: Pampapathy, G icrisatcreators_name: Folkertsma, R T icrisatcreators_name: Hash, C T icrisatcreators_name: Sharma, K K affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru) affiliation: National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources affiliation: National Research Center for Sorghum country: India title: Host plant resistance to insects in sorghum: present status and need for future research ispublished: pub subjects: s1.4 full_text_status: public note: We gratefully acknowledge Dr SL Taneja, Dr BL Agrawal, Dr K Leuschner, Dr KF Nwanze, Dr LR House, Dr SZ Mukuru, Dr JH Stenhouse, Mr CV Abraham, Mr P Vidyasagar, Ms VF Lopez, Mr G Venkateswarulu, Mr MVR Naidu, Dr KV Hariprasad, Mr B Ramaiah, and the collaborating NARS scientists for their contributions in developing insect-resistant varieties abstract: Research on the identification of sources of resistance to insect pests of sorghum (i.e.cytoplasmic male sterile lines and wild relatives), and on the improvement and induction of insect pest resistance in sorghum by marker-assisted selection and genetic engineering is summarized. Future prospects are mentioned. date: 2005 publication: International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter volume: 46 pagerange: 36-43 refereed: TRUE related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=Host+plant+resistance+to+insects+in+sorghum%3A+present+status+and+need+for+future+research&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_sdt=1.&as_sd related_url_type: author citation: Sharma, H C and Reddy, B V S and Dhillon, M K and Venkateswaran, K and Singh, B U and Pampapathy, G and Folkertsma, R T and Hash, C T and Sharma, K K (2005) Host plant resistance to insects in sorghum: present status and need for future research. International Sorghum and Millets Newsletter, 46. pp. 36-43. document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/1215/1/ISMN-46_36-43_2005.pdf