Efficacy of SmartStax® insect-protected corn hybrids against corn rootworm: The value of pyramiding the Cry3Bb1 and Cry34/35Ab1 proteins

Crop Protection

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-47

  Head, Graham ^a   Carroll, Matthew ^a   Clark, Tom ^a   Galvan, Tederson ^a   Huckaba, Randy M ^b   Price, Paula ^a   Samuel, Luke ^a   Storer, Nicholas P ^b  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Corn rootworm; Cry34 35Ab1; Cry3Bb1; Insect resistance management; SmartStax

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BREEDING; CROP DAMAGE; EMERGENCE; HERBICIDE; HYBRID; INJURY; MAIZE; PEST RESISTANCE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84890838103     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2013.11.025     Document Type: Article

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