First report of field resistance by the stem borer, busseola fusca (fuller) to bt-transgenic maize

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-151

  van Rensburg, J B J ^a  

^a ARC GRAIN CROPS INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bt maize; Field resistance; Stem borers

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYBRID; LARVA; MAIZE; PEST RESISTANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEM BORER; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BUSSEOLA FUSCA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35649020475     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2007.10634798     Document Type: Article

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