Citation:

RL Gallun. 1980. Breeding for resistance to insects in wheat. Pages 245-262. In: Biology and Breeding for Resistance to Arthropods and Pathogens in Agricultural Plants. MK Harris (editor). The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Texas and University of California, Agency for International Development, Pest Management Project, Berkeley CA USA, 605 pages.

Keywords: Triticum aestivum, wheat, plant breeding, host plant resistance, wheat germplasm sources, major insect and mite pests, mites, grasshoppers, stink bugs, thrips, aphids, leafhoppers, planthoppers, cutworms, armyworms, sawflies, Hessian fly Mayetiola destructor, wheat bulb fly Hylemya coarctata, gout fly Chlorops pumilionis, rearing and evaluation techniques, breeding techniques, selecting for resistance, adapatability and insect resistance, breeding strategies, wheat breeding program, biotypes