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The impact of sugarcane borers
Description
The impact of sugarcane borers on reducing sorghum fitness and grain production.
Usage
data(Borers)
Format
A data frame with 72 rows and 8 columns:
- Hybrids
The hybrid; one of
AG1090
,BRS373
orDKB590
- Insecticide
Whether insecticide was used; one of
with
orwithout
- Height
The plant height, in cm
- Tunnels
The length of borers tunnels, in cm
- PanicleLength
The panicle (flower cluster) length, in cm
- PanicleWeight
The panicle (flower cluster) weight, in cm
- Infestation
The amount of infestation (the 'stem borer injury'), as a percentage
- Yield
The sorghum yield, in kg per hectare
Details
The data provide details of sorghum yield in the presence of borer infestation, from a study Brazil conducted over three years.
Source
Souza, Camila and Souza, Bruno and Fadini, Marcos and França, Joselia and Menezes, Cícero and Nascimento, Priscilla and Mendes, Simone (2025), "What is the potential of sugarcane borer in reducing sorghum fitness and grain production?", Mendeley Data, V2, doi: 10.17632/b6s9wnxgfm.2
References
Souza, C., de Souza, B. H. S., Fadini, M. A. M., França, J. C. O., de Menezes, C. B., Nascimento, P. T., and Mendes, S. M. (2024). What is the potential of sugarcane borer in reducing sorghum fitness and grain production?. Journal of Applied Entomology, 148(7), 818–826.