Testing public Bt maize events for control of stem borers in the first confined field trials in Kenya

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 4713-4718

  Mugo, Stephen N ^a   Mwimali, Murenga ^b   Taracha, Catherine O ^b   Songa, Josephine M ^b   Gichuki, Simon T ^b   Tende, Regina ^b   Karaya, Haron ^a   Bergvinson, David J ^c   Pellegrineschi, Allesandro ^d   Hoisington, David A ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^e INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Bt; Confined field trials; Maize; Stem borers

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CRY1AB TOXIN; CRY1BA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOASSAY; BIOSAFETY; BUSSEOLA FUSCA; CHILO PARTELLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CRY1AB GENE; CRY1BA GENE; ELDANA SACCHARINA; KENYA; LEAF DAMAGE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT PEST INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS; STEM BORER;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUSSEOLA FUSCA; CHILO PARTELLUS; ELDANA SACCHARINA; SESAMIA CALAMISTIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79958864866     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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