Antibiosis and Tolerance to Five Species of Spittlebug (Homoptera: Cercopidae) in Brachiaria spp.: Implications for Breeding for Resistance

Several genera and species of spittlebugs (Homoptera: Cercopidae) are economic pests of Brachiaria spp. grasses in tropical America. To support current breeding programs aimed at obtaining multiple spittlebug resistance, we undertook a series of studies on antibiosis and tolerance as possible mechan...

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Main Authors: Cardona, César, Fory Sánchez, Paola Andrea, Sotelo, Guillermo, Pabón, Alejandro, Díaz, Giovanna, Miles, John W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103993

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