TY  - CONF
N2  - The present status of the control of biological agents causing
yield losses in pearl millet is reviewed. The possibilities of controlling
diseases, insect pests, weeds and grain-eating birds by breeding cultivars
with durable resistance are discussed. In future breeding research
in this crop, areas needing to be emphasized include: evaluation of the
nature and inheritance of disease resistance; development of strategies
to increase the durability of resistance to diseases; investigations into
the possibility of using complex multiple barriers to disease pathogens;
additional survey work and the development and use of effective
screening techniques for insect pests; evaluation of integrated control
strategies against insects; development and use of screening techniques
to identify and develop cultivars resistant to witchweed; and investigation
of cultural practices and breeding techniques to control shibra in
Sahelian Africa.
AV  - public
A1  - Williams, R J
A1  - Andrews, D J
TI  - Breeding for disease and pest resistance in pearl millet
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/5138/
T2  - FAO/IITA Expert Consultation on Durable Resistance Breeding,
SP  - 136
Y1  - 1983///
ID  - icrisat5138
EP  - 158
VL  - 31
M2  - Ibadan, Nigeria
ER  -