Evaluation of maize weevils Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky infestation on seven varieties of maize
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- 作者：R. Suleiman rashid@iastate.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; K.A. Rosentrater ; karosent@iastate.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; C.J. Bern cjbern@iastate.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Maize weevil ; Dent corn ; Flint corn ; Sweet corn ; Popcorn ; Maize damage ; Maize storage
- 刊名：Journal of Stored Products Research
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：October 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：64
- 期：part_PA
- 页码：97-102
- 全文大小：391 K
文摘
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Exponential growth of S. zeamais was observed in all varieties except yellow popcorn.
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The highest weevil populations were observed in Indian flint corn, sweet corn and yellow dent corn.
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Maize variety, temperature and time had significant effects on all infestation and maize quality parameters.
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Among the seven varieties, orange flint corn, yellow and white popcorn show resistance to S. zeamais.
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The higher percentage of seed weight loss was observed in yellow dent corn at 27 °C and 90 days of storage.