insect pest-resistant cultivars for pest management and environmental conservation
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ICPL 332WR
Midge-resistant sorghum cultivar, ICSV 745 in farmer’s field in
Karnataka, India (inset midge-resistant hybrids based on genes from
ICSV 745 marketed in Australia).
Stem borer-resistant sweet
sorghum cultivar, ICSV 93046 .
Head bug-resistant cultivar, Malisor 84-7 in Mali.
Helicoverpa armigera-tolerant pigeonpea cultivar, ICPL 332WR in farmers fields. Chickpea cultivar, ICCC 37 in farmers fields.
Major pest problems in sorghum, pigeonpea and chickpea.
ICPL 87 Stem borer Midge Head
bug Shoot fly
Pod borer
Pod borer
ICRISAT is a member of the CGIAR Consortium
Insect Pest-resistant Cultivars for Pest Management and Environmental Conservation
HC Sharma, RS Munghate and SP Sharma, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru 502 324, Telangana, India. Email: [email protected]