Effectiveness of three Bt corn events against feeding damage by the true armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta Haworth)

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 599-603

  Schaafsma, A W ^a   Holmes, M L ^b   Whistlecraft, J ^c   Dudley, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Cry1A(b); Cry1F; Epistasis; Pseudaletia unipuncta; True armyworm

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; CROP DAMAGE; EPISTASIS; FIELD SURVEY; GENE EXPRESSION; HERBIVORY; PEST RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548482286     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P05-125     Document Type: Article

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