Maize defence mechanisms against the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) |
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| Authors: | Filip Franeta Sanja Miki? ?eljko Milovac Bojan Mitrovi? Du?anka In?i? Slavica Vukovi? |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia;2. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia |
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| Abstract: | Maize is arguably the most widely grown crop in the world, but it is often associated with one of its major insect pests, the European corn borer (ECB). The damage caused by this species to maize production is generally variable, but in many cases it is economically significant. This review paper provides an overview of the research findings on the natural plant defence mechanisms against ECB larvae published till now. What is resistance and how it is achieved, what is the chemical response of maize plants to insect feeding and how tolerance can be increased. A short introduction in breeding for resistance and a discussion if the mentioned traits can be used in conventional breeding in order to create maize hybrids less affected by ECB are given. |
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| Keywords: | Resistance antibiosis antixenosis tolerance breeding for resistance |
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