Screening of 10 varieties of kharif Maize for their resistance to the maize stem borer, Chilo partellus was
carried out at Anand on basis of per cent damaged plants and leaf injury scale. Maize varieties GM-3, Narmada Moti,
Amber, GAYMH-1 and GAWMH-2 were found moderately to highly resistant; GM-4 and Madhuri were susceptible to
moderately susceptible whereas, GM-2 was susceptible to highly susceptible. However, GM-6 and HQPM-1 were found
moderately susceptible based on leaf injury scale while they were moderately susceptible on the basis of per cent
damaged plants.