A simple approach to the identification of shoot-fly tolerance in sorghum

Maiti, R K and Bidinger, F R (1979) A simple approach to the identification of shoot-fly tolerance in sorghum. Indian Journal of Plant Protection, 7 (2). pp. 135-140. ISSN 0253-4355

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Abstract

During studies carried out in India, approximately 8000 lines of the world sorghum germ plasm collection were screened for seedling resistance to Atherigona soccata Rond. Most of the genotypes resistant to this pest showed the presence of trichomes on the abaxial surface of the leaf. These trichomed cultivars had distinctive characteristics, which were however evident only during the first 3 weeks. The leaves tended to be more erect and narrower than those of the other cultivars, with a yellow-green glossy appearance, termed 'glossy trait'. These 2 traits are useful in selecting germ plasm for resistance to A. soccata

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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2012 08:05
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2012 08:05
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5760
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