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• TITLE: Resistance of Two Maize Landraces in Breeding Stage to the Attack of Sitophilus zeamais

  AUTHORS: Rejane Teixeira do Nascimento, Bruno Ettore Pavan, Luciana Barboza Silva, Gabriel dos Santos Carvalho, Alexandre Faria da Silva, Kellen Maggioni

  KEYWORDS: Selection, Genetic Variability, Susceptibility

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.5 No.20, September 24, 2014

  ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the resistance of grain from two varieties of maize landraces in initial breeding in Bom Jesus-PI, with respect to S. zeamais attack. Seeds of two maize landraces were used: purple straw maize from two different origins (São Paulo (SP) and Espírito Santo (ES)) and Peruvian purple maize. The experimental design was completely randomized with four replications. The data for each response variable were subjected to analysis of variance, applying the F-test (p ≤ 0.05), and when significant differences were found, there was a comparison of means by Tukey test (p ≤ 0.05). The statistical analyses were performed using the software SAS®. In a free-choice test and bioassay for evaluating the nutritional index (no choice test), maize varieties differed significantly by Tukey test and the cultivar SP was considered resistant, while the cultivars purple and ES were considered susceptible.