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The steroids present in the resistant, susceptible and intermediate wheat varieties toTribolium castaneum (Herbst) were estimated quantitatively; β-sitosterol shows significant differences in these varieties. The contents of β-sitosterol in 4 varieties of wheat is hence correlated to the resistance of the varieties to the flour beetle.
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The authors are thankful to the Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, for providing necessary facilities. Our sincere thanks are due to Dr S.M. Gandhi, Wheat Specialist, Government Agricultural Experiment Station, Durgapura, Jaipur, India, for providing us with the wheat varieties.
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Sarin, K., Sharma, A. Steroidal effect in the resistance offered by wheat varieties toTribolium castaneum (Herbst). Experientia 35, 1198–1199 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963286
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