SCREENING NEW SUGAR-CANE VARIETIES FOR RESISTANCE TO MOTH BORER: THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON VARIETAL RESISTANCE AND THE NEED FOR AN IPM APPROACH

Ian H. Gibbs and Sandra R. Bellamy

No 257090, 31st Annual Meeting, July 10-14, 1995, Dover, Barbados from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Twenty-one new and three commercial sugar-cane varieties were screened for posssible resistance to the sugar-cane moth borer Diatraea saccharalis at four different sites. Varietal resistance was evaluated using percentage dead hearts in young canes and percentage joint infestation in mi liable canes. Variety rankings according to both indices of infestation were site specific and in the case of dead heart rankings, time specific. These results are discussed in the context of the impact of environmental factors on varietal resistance and the need for an integrated pest management (IPM) approach to the management of the pest in Barbados.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 1995-07-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.257090

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