ABSTRACT
Rice cultivars were evaluated in regard to their resistance to attack by the stem bug Tibraca limbativentris Stal, 1860 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in an experiment carried out in the greenhouse at Embrapa Arroz and Feijão, Brazil, in randomized augmented Federer blocks with ten replications. Seven traits related to plant resistance were evaluated. A total of 64 rice cultivars were used, 60 of which were considered traditional, and 4 of which were more recent cultivars, used as controls: Cica 8, Bonança, Primavera and BR IRGA 409. The results showed that the cultivars Nenenzinho, Miúdo Branco, Lageado Ligeiro, Guabirú, Branco Tardão, Agulhinha do Seco, Arroz do Governo, Arroz Misturado, Vermelho Trinca Ferro, Vermelhão, Chatão, Cutião Vermelho, Bacaba Branco, Catetão, Buriti, Bacaba, Agulha, Arroz Comum, Vermelho, Pingo D’Água, Marabá Branco, Come Cru Vermelho and Agulhão stood out as resistant, possibly of the antibiosis type, while the cultivars Pela Mão, Arroz do Governo, Cana Roxa, Come Cru Branco, Bico Preto, Pingo de Ouro, Matão, Gojobinho, Buriti, Rabo de Burro, Poupa Preguiça, Vermelho Trinca Ferro, Miúdo Branco, Ligeiro Curto, Vermelho Agulha, Agulhão, Marabá Branco, Gojoba\75 Dias\Ligeiro, Pingo D’Água, Arroz Comum and Vermelho were revealed as probably tolerant to attack of the stem bug and therefore should be explored in breeding programs for resistance to T. limbativentris.
KEY WORDS
Oryza sativa L.; plant breeding; resistance of plants to insects; resistance of types