Journal of
Plant Breeding and Crop Science

  • Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9758
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 447

Full Length Research Paper

Post-harvest evaluation of selected inbred lines to maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais resistance

Khakata S.
  • Khakata S.
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mbute F. N.
  • Mbute F. N.
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Chemining’wa G. N.
  • Chemining’wa G. N.
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi. P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Mwimali M.
  • Mwimali M.
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. P. O. Box 340-90100, Machakos, Kenya.
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Karanja J.
  • Karanja J.
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. P. O. Box 340-90100, Machakos, Kenya.
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Harvey J.
  • Harvey J.
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 55606 USA.
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Mwololo J. K.
  • Mwololo J. K.
  • East and Southern Africa Breeding Program, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics P. O. Box 1096, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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  •  Received: 21 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 December 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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