Assessing the role of non-cotton refuges in delaying Helicoverpa armigera resistance to Bt cotton in West Africa

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-65

  Brévault, Thierry ^a,b   Nibouche, Samuel ^c   Achaleke, Joseph ^d   Carrière, Yves ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d PRASAC ARDESAC ^*  (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biogeochemical markers; Bt cotton; Genetically engineered crops; Insect resistance management; Polyphagous pest; Refuge strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857082394     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2011.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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