Comparative studies on the effects of Bt-transgenic and non-transgenic cotton on arthropod diversity, seedcotton yield and bollworms control

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-73

  Dhillon, M K ^a   Sharma, H C ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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

Author keywords

Arthropod diversity; Cotton; Non target effects; Risk assessment; Toxin flow; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOSAFETY; COTTON; CROP YIELD; NATURAL ENEMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALEYRODIDAE; AMRASCA BIGUTTULA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BEMISIA TABACI; CAELIFERA; CHEILOMENES SEXMACULATA; CHRYSOPIDAE; CICADELLIDAE; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DYSDERCUS KOENIGII; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; MYLLOCERUS; OXYCARENUS; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 84873806204     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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