Low pesticide rates may hasten the evolution of resistance by increasing mutation frequencies

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-257

  Gressel, Jonathan ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Low rates; Mutation frequency; Mutator genes; Resistance; Stress induced mutations

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

GENE; MUTATION; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; MUTATION; PEST CONTROL; PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; MUTATION; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; PLANTS; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 79551717802     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2071     Document Type: Article

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