Resistance of cruciferous crops to turnip root fly

• Published in: Agricultural and Food Science
• Main Author: Ruuth, Per
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1988
• Subjects: Massan; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72287; https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.72287

Cruciferous crops have been investigated for resistance to turnip root fly (Delia floralis Fallén) in northern Sweden. Resistance variation has been demonstrated in field trials by observations of wilting symptoms, differences in green mass yield, root damages, surviving plants and number of eggs. L...