Optimizing pyramided transgenic Bt crops for sustainable pest management

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-168

  Carrière, Yves ^a   Crickmore, Neil ^b   Tabashnik, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CROPS; METABOLITES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CROSS RESISTANCE; PEST MANAGEMENT; PEST RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; TRANSGENIC CROPS; TRANSGENICS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; NONHUMAN; PEST INSECT; PEST MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TOXIN STRUCTURE; TRANSGENIC CROP; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROP; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84923324109     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3099     Document Type: Article

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