Agronomic assessment of Bt trait and seed or soil-applied insecticides on the control of corn rootworm and yield

Field Crops Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Ma, B L ^a   Meloche, F ^a   Wei, L ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt technology; Corn rootworm; Cost to benefit ratio; Grain yield; Insecticide; Root lodging

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; HYBRID; INSECTICIDE; MAIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; YIELD RESPONSE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIABROTICA; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60749094453     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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