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Table 5. Economic injury levels based on the number of adult sorghum midge per flowering panicle of sorghum.

Control cost ($) per hectare

Crop market value ($) per hectare

250

300

350

400

450

500

550

600

650

700

750

Number per panicle of susceptible sorghum

15

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.9

0.9

0.8

20

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

25

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

30

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

Number per panicle of resistant sorghum

15

12.0

10.0

9.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

20

15.0

13.0

11.5

10.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

25

18.5

17.0

14.5

13.0

11.5

10.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

30

22.5

20.5

18.0

16.0

14.0

12.5

11.0

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.0


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