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 tropical maize inbred lines for resistance to two stem borer species, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus

Mwimali Murenga
  • Mwimali Murenga
  • African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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John Derera
  • John Derera
  • African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Stephen Mugo
  • Stephen Mugo
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), P. O. Box 1041-00621, Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Pangirayi Tongoona
  • Pangirayi Tongoona
  • African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Gichuru Lilian
  • Gichuru Lilian
  • African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI), University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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  •  Received: 08 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 11 December 2015
  •  Published: 29 February 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Murenga, M., Derera, J., Mugo, S., Tongoona, P., & Gichuru, L. (2016). Evaluation of tropical maize inbred lines for resistance to two stem borer species, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus. Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science, 8(2), 23-33.
Chicago /
Mwimali Murenga, John Derera, Stephen Mugo, Pangirayi Tongoona and Gichuru Lilian,. "Evaluation of tropical maize inbred lines for resistance to two stem borer species, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 8, no. 2 (2016): 23-33.
MLA /
Mwimali Murenga, et al. "Evaluation of tropical maize inbred lines for resistance to two stem borer species, Busseola fusca and Chilo partellus." Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science 8.2 (2016): 23-33.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPBCS2015.0526
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JPBCS/article-abstract/CADBC0B57176

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