Assessment of the high-dose concept and level of control provided by MON 87701 × MON 89788 soybean against Anticarsia gemmatalis and Pseudoplusia includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1083-1091

  Bernardi, Oderlei ^a   Malvestiti, Glaucia S ^b   Dourado, Patrick M ^b   Oliveira, Wladecir S ^b   Martinelli, Samuel ^b   Berger, Geraldo U ^b   Head, Graham P ^b   Omoto, Celso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

High dose; Insect Resistance Management; Soybean looper; Transgenic soybean; Velvetbean caterpillar

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INFECTIVITY; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; PROTEIN; SOYBEAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRAZIL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOYBEANS;

BRAZIL;

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUCUNA; NOCTUIDAE; PSEUDOPLUSIA INCLUDENS;

EID: 84862173189     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3271     Document Type: Article

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