How Seed Size Affects the Occurrence of “Active” and “Miniature” Forms ofCallosobruchus maculatusin Laboratory Populations1
作者:
Kanayo F. Nwanze,
Ernst Horber,
期刊:
Environmental Entomology
(OUP Available online 1975)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue 5
页码: 729-732
ISSN:0046-225X
年代: 1975
DOI:10.1093/ee/4.5.729
出版商: Oxford University Press
数据来源: OUP
摘要:
The proportion of the “active” form of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatusF., among a population emerging from infested cowpeas in the laboratory is greatly reduced in small seeds. It is replaced by a “miniature” form of the weevil. The factors conditioning production of the “active” form appear to operate when sufficient food is supplied.Small-seeded varieties would have a limiting effect on population increase of the weevil. However, breeders have to select cowpeas for a size acceptable to consumers and, in addition, for intrinsic characteristics conferring resistance to the cowpea weevil, preferably a deterrent seed coat and/or reduced nutritional value to the weevil. Frequency of miniature forms deserves attention as a more dependable parameter than that of the active form in rapid screening of large numbers of entries for sources of resistance.
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