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Ovipositional Responses of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) to Certain Susceptible and Resistant Maize Genotypes

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The ovipositional responses of the stem-borer, Chilo partellus, to the susceptible maize genotype, inbred A, are higher than to the resistant genotype, ICZ1-CM. These responses are elicited by certain characters of the plants that are perceivable prior to the moths’ arrival on the plants (distance-perceivable) as well as those perceivable after arrival on the plant (contact-perceivable). Distance-perceivable characters were not found to be responsible for the differences in the oviposition on the two genotypes tested.

The contact-perceivable characters of the two genotypes differ markedly in eliciting oviposition by moths. Contact with the resistant ICZ1-CM elicits much less oviposition than with the other genotype.

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Les réactions d’oviposition du rongeur de tige, Chilo partellus, au génotype du mais susceptible, inbred A, sont plus importantes que celles du génotype résistant, ICZ1-CM. Ces réactions sont provoquées par certaines charactéristiques des plantes qui sont perceptibles avant l’arrivée des insectes sur les plantes (perceptiblité à distance) ainsi que ceux qui sont perceptibles après l’arrivée sur la plante (perceptibilité aprés contact). Il a été observe que les charactéristiques perceptibles à distance ne sont pas responsables des differences dans l’oviposition sur les 2 génotypes testés. Les charactéristiques perceptibles après contact des deux génotypes diffèrent considérablement quant à la provocation de l’oviposition par les insectes. Le contact avec le résistant ICZ1-CM provoque beaucoup moins d’oviposition qui avec l’antre génotype.

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Kumar, H., Saxena, K.N. Ovipositional Responses of Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) to Certain Susceptible and Resistant Maize Genotypes. Int J Trop Insect Sci 6, 331–335 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400004598

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