Theses & Dissertations Open Access Resistance to the spotted stem borer and African maize stem borer in tropical maize S.W. Munyiri In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), maize (Zea mays L.) is the staple food for about 50% of the population. Lepidoptera stem borers pause major threats to sustained food sufficiency in SSA where they cause annual yield losses of 15% and particula… RUF-35525 2014 CC BY 4.0 29 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Mechanisms of Resistance in Tropical Maize Inbred Lines to Spotted Stem Borer (Chilo Partellus) S.N. Mugo · S.W. Munyiri · J.K. Mwololo · P. Okori +1 more This study examined the mechanisms of stem borer resistance in CIMMYT tropical inbred maize. Kenya is a producer of maize, but cannot satisfy its domestic needs. The maize stalk borers are among the production constraints that are responsi… RUF-32536 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 May 2014
