Dynamically optimal strategies for managing the joint resistance of pests to Bt toxin and conventional pesticides in a developing country

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-279

  Qiao, Fangbin ^d   Wilen, James ^a   Huang, Jikun ^b   Rozelle, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Bt cotton; China; Natural refuge crops; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 68649098062     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: 14643618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbp014     Document Type: Article

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