| Damages : | ||
| Deadheart | ||
| Whitehead | ||
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Damaged tillers produce panicles that are whitish and with empty grains |
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Whiteheads can be easily pulled out by hand |
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There is stemborer damage when tillers have tiny holes or fecal matter |
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Egg masses laid during the reproductive growth stage (panicle initiation) are critical because whiteheads may occur and yield loss could be significant |
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| Whitehead Infected Plant | ||
| Management Strategies at Various Crop Growth Stages: | ||
| Crop Establishment | ||
| Vegetative (Tillering) | ||
| Reproductive (Early panicle initiation to flowering) | ||
| Ripening | ||
| Harvest and Post Harvest | ||
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Stemborer information sheet | |
| Stemborer population in Maligaya, Science City of Muñoz | ||