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Descriptor:
Wireworms (WIREWORMS)
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Definition:
Resistance to wireworms (Conoderus spp.), Diabrotica spp. (D. balteata Leconte, D. undecimpunctate howardi Barber), Systena spp. (S. blanda Melsheimer, S. elongata Fabricius, S. frontalis Fabricius).
Crop:
SWEETPOTATO
Category:
Insect descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
1
Responsible Site:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9) (
S9
)
Studies or environments
SWEETPOTATO.INSECTS.DUKES
54 Accessions
Distribution of Values for
Wireworms (WIREWORMS)
Code
Definition
Number of Accessions
1
Highly resistant
5
3
Resistant
31
5
Intermediate to resistant
10
7
Intermediate
6
9
Susceptible
2