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Sep 2026
Unravelling the Genetic Basis of Insect Resistance in Maize: Progress and Future Challenges
Maize, the queen of cereals, is generally affected by several insect pests throughout its lifecycle and by post-harvest pests, which affects yield and grain quality, resulting in heavy reliance on chemical insecticides. Although host-plant resistance is environmentally friendly, its polygenic inheritance, genotype-by-e...
Sunandan Swain, Rohit, Ankushpreet Singh et al.
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