Insect-damaged corn stalks decompose at rates similar to Bt-protected, non-damaged corn stalks

Plant and Soil

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 481-490

  Lehman, R Michael ^a   Osborne, Shannon L ^a   Prischmann Voldseth, Deirdre A ^b   Rosentrater, Kurt A ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt; Corn; Decomposition; GM; Maize; Zea mays L

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; CROP DAMAGE; CULTIVATION; GENE; HYBRID; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAIZE; MOTH;

DIABROTICA; HEXAPODA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954688911     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0364-8     Document Type: Article

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