Current control methods for diamondback moth and other brassica insect pests and the prospects for improved management with lepidopteran-resistant Bt vegetable brassicas in Asia and Africa

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-79

  Grzywacz, D ^a   Rossbach, A ^b   Rauf, A ^c   Russell, D A ^a,d   Srinivasan, R ^e   Shelton, A M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f School of Integrative Plant Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Bacillus thuringiensis; Brassica oleracea; Diamondback moth; Insect resistant crops; Insecticide alternatives; Integrated pest management; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CROP PRODUCTION; INSECTICIDE; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA;

APHIDIDAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 70449517519     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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