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Kenyan maize variety resistant to boring pest

Ochieng' Ogodo

18 October 2007 | EN

The pest destroys a third of Kenya's maize every year

Kenyan scientists have developed a maize variety resistant to the larger grain borer, a pest that feeds on stored grains.

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