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Plant density and wheat stem sawfly (Hymenoptera: Cephidae) resistance in Syrian wheats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R.H. Miller ,
S. El Masri  and
K. Al Jundi
R.H. Miller*
Affiliation:
Cereal Improvement Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria
S. El Masri
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Tichrin University, Lattakia, Syria
K. Al Jundi
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, Tichrin University, Lattakia, Syria
*
Dr Ross H. Miller, Cereal Improvement Program, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria.
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Abstract

Bread and durum wheat varieties varying in wheat stem sawfly resistance were sown at different densities in northern Syria for two seasons to examine the effect of density on plant characteristics related to infestations of the wheat stem sawflies Cephus pygmeus (Linnaeus) and Trachelus spp. Plants sown at low densities had a longer interval between developmental stages and had higher stem solidity than those sown at high densities. Stem solidness was negatively correlated with the percentage of sawfly-infested stems. Plant height and grain yield were neither strongly nor consistently correlated with wheat stem sawfly infestation but were influenced by variety and density. These results differ from those of previous studies in North America where widely spaced plants suffered higher infestations than did closely spaced plants. Results of our study suggest that stand density should be considered when recommending wheat stem sawfly-resistant wheats to farmers in west Asia and North Africa and when designing screening trials for wheat stem sawfly resistance in the field.

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Research Article
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 83 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 95 - 102
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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