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https://doi.org/10.31727/gzb.43.5.4

Resistance of different wheat cultivars to granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.)

Jukić Željko ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Ana Matković ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Anita Liška ; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti, Sveučilište J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Hrvatska
Karmen Jukić ; Belje plus d.o.o, Darda, Hrvatska


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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to determine the differences in the resistance of some wheat cultivars to granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.) and grain weight loss during 20 weeks of storage caused by granary weevil. The research was carried out in the laboratory of Department of Field Crops, Forage and Grassland, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, on three wheat cultivars: Divana, Renan and Sana. 20 randomly selected adult insects were placed in 720ml glass jars containing 100 g of whole seed of a particular cultivar. Glass jars were placed in the laboratory for 20 weeks. The mean temperature and relative humidity were 24,9°C and 64,7%. During storage period, weevil population growth was found in grains all three wheat cultivars. The highest number of weevils was observed in the seeds of Sana cultivar, which is an increase of the initial population by 28 times, while in the seeds of Renan and Divana cultivars the initial population increased by 1.8 and 1.6 times, respectively. After 20 weeks of storage, grain weight loss was 1.30% for Renan, 1.70% for Divana and 12.45% for Sana. The granary weevils are fed and propagated more on the grains of Sana cultivar because it has a softer grain than the Divana and Renan cultivars, which have harder grains. It is necessary to continue the research and take in consideration other factors to better explain differences in resistance of different wheat cultivars to granary weevil.

Keywords

grain losses, storage, cultivars, wheat, granary weevil

Hrčak ID:

245345

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/245345

Publication date:

23.10.2020.

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