Short-term assessment of Bt maize on non-target arthropods in Brazil

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-255

  Fernandes, Odair Aparecido ^a   Faria, Marcos ^b   Martinelli, Samuel ^c   Schmidt, Francisco ^b   Carvalho, Vinícius Ferreira ^d   Moro, Gloverson ^e  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Conselho de Informações Sobre Biotecnologia CIB ^*  (Brazil)

^e Syngenta Seeds Ltd   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genetically modified crop; Helicoverpa zea; Maize pests; Soil dwelling arthropods; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCORIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; CICINDELIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; FORFICULIDAE; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34249993147     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162007000300006     Document Type: Article

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