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Response Of Lowland Rice Plants To Simulated Insect Defoliation In West Africa, I. O. Oyediran, E. A. Heinrichs
Response Of Lowland Rice Plants To Simulated Insect Defoliation In West Africa, I. O. Oyediran, E. A. Heinrichs
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Field experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of simulated insect-caused defoliation on irrigated rice. Defoliation levels tested were 0% (control), 25% defoliation at 21 days after transplanting (dat), 25% defoliation at 41 dat, 25% defoliation at 21 and 42 dat, 50% defoliation at 21 dat, 50% defoliation at 42 dat, 75% defoliation at 21 dat, 75% defoliation at 42 dat, 75% defoliation at 21 and 42 dat, 100% defoliation at 21 dat, and 100% defoliation at 21 and 42 dat. Tiller height, total number of tillers, percent panicle-bearing tillers, weight of 100 grains, and grain yields were recorded. The …