Cotton bollworm resistance to Bt transgenic cotton: A case analysis

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 934-941

  Liu, ChenXi ^a   Li, YunHe ^a   Gao, YuLin ^a   Ning, ChangMing ^a   Wu, KongMing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bt resistance; Helicoverpa armigera; management strategies; resistance mechanism; transgenic cotton

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMISTRY; COTTON; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GOSSYPIUM; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77956465271     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-4045-x     Document Type: Review

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