DNA screening reveals pink bollworm resistance to Bt cotton remains rare after a decade of exposure

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1525-1530

  Tabashnik, Bruce E ^a   Fabrick, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Henderson, Scottie ^a,c   Biggs, Robert W ^a   Yafuso, Christine M ^a   Nyboer, Megan E ^a   Manhardt, Nancy M ^a   Coughlin, Laura A ^a   Sollome, James ^a   Carrière, Yves ^a   Dennehy, Timothy J ^a   Morin, Shai ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Molecular screening; Resistance management; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845253149     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.5.1525     Document Type: Article

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