Maturity and yield responses of non-transgenic and transgenic Bt cotton to simulated bollworm injury

Journal of Cotton Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 152-160

  Gore, Jeffrey ^a   Leonard, B Roger ^b   Burris, Eugene ^c   Cook, Don R ^a   Fife, J Hunter ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northeast Res Stn   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ZEA;

COTTON; GENETIC MODIFICATION; MATURITY; YIELD;

EID: 0242395261     PISSN: 15243303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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