Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, (India).
Screening of new sorghum germplasm lines indicated the presence of multiple resistance to shoot fly, Atherigena soccata Rondani and stem borer, Chilo partel/us (Swinhoe) in four entries viz., KC-1, PGN-1, PGN-20 and PGN-64. Resistance to shoot fly was observed in ten entries viz., PGN 1, KC-1, PGN-8, PGN-19, PGN-20, PGN-64, SEH-2, PFGS-2, PFGS-57 and PFGS-8 while live entries viz., PGN-1, PGN-64, PGN-20, AKENT-20 and KC-1 showed resistance to stem borer as compared to released variety CSV-15 which showed higher percentage of damage by both shoot fly and stem borer.
