Biotic and abiotic factors limiting efficacy of Bt corn in indirectly reducing mycotoxin levels in commercial fields

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1067-1074

  Dowd, Patrick F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Fumonisin; Fusarium; Helicoverpa; Ostrinia

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENDOTOXIN; FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; MYCOTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; FUMONISINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; MOTHS; MYCOTOXINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035490214     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.5.1067     Document Type: Article

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