Screening for Sarawak Paddy Landraces with Resistance to Yellow Rice Stem Borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

• Main Authors: Xian, Alvin Rong Ling, Kuok, Freddy San Yeo, Nur Najwa, Hamsein, Hieng, Ming Ting, Mogeret, Sidi, Wan Nurainie, Wan Ismail, Annebell Stphanie, Taji, Yin, Hui Cheok
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Pres 2020
• Subjects: QK Botany
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/33175/1/Screening%20%20for%20%20Sarawak%20%20Paddy%20%20Landraces%20%20with%20%20Resistance%20%20to%20%20Yellow%20%20Rice%20%20Stem%20%20Borer%2C%20%20Scirpophaga%20%20incertulas%20%20%28Walker%29%20%20%28Lepidoptera%20Crambidae%29_pdf.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/33175/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2043%20(4)%20Nov.%202020/06%20JTAS-2069-2020.pdf

The yellow rice stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) is a prevalent pestin paddy fields worldwide. In Sarawak, a survey on pest of paddy carried out from 2009 to 2011 covering 166 paddy fields revealed that rice stem borers caused 11.4% of total paddy damage. In order to reduce the dama...