Evaluation of transgenic corn for resistance to corn earworm (lepidoptera: noctuidae), fall armyworm (lepidoptera: noctuidae), and southwestern corn borer (lepidoptera: crambidae) in a laboratory bioassay

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-112

  Williams, W Paul ^a   Buckley, Paul M ^a   Sagers, Jonathan B ^a,b   Hanten, John A ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Novartis Seeds   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Diatraea grandiosella; Helicoverpa zea; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Plant resistance; Pyralidae; Spodoptera frugiperda; Transgenic hybrids; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000290396     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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