Working Document Series Open Access Resistance to the maize Weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch) among Maize Inbred Lines P. Mugo · S.W. Munyiri · J.K. Mwololo · P. Okori +2 more Maize is a very important crop for small-scale farmers in Africa and also as food and feed resource. Despite this, storage pests cause high quality and quantity losses to the crop. One of the most important storage pests of maize is the ma… RUF-31540 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Determination of the Heterotic Groups of Maize Inbred Lines and the Inheritance of their 99 Resistance to the Maize Weevil G. Asea · P. Gibson · M. Gafishi Kanyamasoro · J. Karungi Maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) is a major maize (Zea mays L) storage insect pest in the tropics. Fifty-two inbred lines developed for weevil resistance were crossed to two testers, A and B, to determine their heterotic group… RUF-31406 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2013