Examination of regional-level efficient refuge requirements for Bt cotton in India

AgBioForum

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 303-314

  Singla, Rohit ^a   Johnson, Phillip ^b   Misra, Sukant ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt technology; Cotton bollworm; India; Natural refuge; Resistance; Structured refuge

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA;

EID: 84872509842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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