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

Evaluation of stem borer resistant maize genotypes for resistance to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. SMITH) infestation

Nesma Alaaeldin Zakaria Moussa
  • Nesma Alaaeldin Zakaria Moussa
  • Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (Including Health and Agriculture), Pan African University, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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Ayodeji Abe
  • Ayodeji Abe
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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Anthony Oluwatoyosi Job
  • Anthony Oluwatoyosi Job
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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Yinka Odunayo Kolawole
  • Yinka Odunayo Kolawole
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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Amudalat Bolanle Olaniyan
  • Amudalat Bolanle Olaniyan
  • Department of Crop and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2023
  •  Accepted: 13 September 2023
  •  Published: 30 September 2023

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