Impact of corn earworm injury on yield of transgenic corn producing bt toxins in the carolinas

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1101-1109

  Reay Jones, Francis P F ^a   Reisig, Dominic D ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Helicoverpa zea; maize; transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FOOD CHAIN; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; FOOD CHAIN; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901754250     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13516     Document Type: Article

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