Tuesday, 16 November 2004 - 11:24 AM
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New source of southern chinch bug resistance in a diploid selection of St. Augustinegrass

Ronald Cherry, Pinesnpets@aol.com and Russell Nagata, nagata@mail.ifas.ufl.edu. University of Florida, Everglades Research and Education Center, 3200 East Palm Beach Rd, Belle Glade, FL

Tests showed a high level of southern chinch bug resistance in NUF-76. NUF-76 is unique because for the first time, resistance to the southern chinch bug has been identified within a diploid line of St. Augustinegrass. This discovery will allow chinch bug resistance to be more easily bred into other St. Auguestinegrass lines.


Species 1: Hemiptera Lygaeidae Blissus insularis (southen chinch bug)
Species 2: Panicoideae Stenotaphrum secundatum (St. Augustinegrass)
Keywords: chinch bug

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