Field performance of cottons expressing transgenic CryIA insecticidal proteins for resistance to Heliothis virescens and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 230-238

  Benedict, J H ^a   Sachs, E S ^a,b,c   Altman, D W ^a,d,e   Deaton, W R ^a,c   Kohel, R J ^a,d   Ring, D R ^a,f   Berberich, S A ^a,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e Dept of Research and Development   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bollworm; insecticidal plant; plant resistance; tobacco budworm; transgenic cotton

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; ZEA;

EID: 0030485287     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.1.230     Document Type: Article

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