Genetic Divergence for Resistance to Shootfly, Atherigona soccata Rond. in Sorghum, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench and its Relationship with Heterosis

Breeding Methods for Winter Sorghum Improvement

“…The glossiness (pale green, shiny leaves) trait in sorghum is associated with shoot fly resistance (Blum, 1972;Maiti and Bidinger, 1979). Glossy leaves might also influence host selection due to chemicals present in the surface wax of leaves (Jotwani et al, 1971;Maiti and Bidinger, 1979;Maiti, 1980;Bapat and Mote, 1982;Omori et al, 1988;Taneja and Leuschner, 1985). These are found in the durra race, and glossy leaves might possibly affect the quality of light reflected from leaves and influence the orientation of shoot flies toward their host plants.…”

Analysis of resistance mechanism to Atherigona soccata in crosses of sorghum

“…This showed the importance of higher numbers of trichomes per unit area. Omori et al. (1988) stated that trichome density contributed mainly towards the genetic divergence in resistance.…”

“…The reverse was observed for trichome density on lower surface for both DAE (although there were a few exceptions). Omori et al. (1988) stated that glossiness contributed mainly towards the genetic divergence in resistance next to trichome density.…”

“…The reverse was observed for trichome density on lower surface for both DAE (although there were a few exceptions). Omori et al (1988) stated that glossiness contributed mainly towards the genetic divergence in resistance next to trichome density. Maiti and Bidinger (1979), Chavan et al (1990), Maiti (1994) and Singh (1998) reported the role of glossiness in shoot fly resistance.…”