Multiple assays indicate varying levels of cross resistance in Cry3Bb1-selected field populations of the western corn rootworm to mCry3A, eCry3.1Ab, and Cry34/35Ab1

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1387-1398

  Zukoff, Sarah N ^a,b   Ostlie, Kenneth R ^c   Potter, Bruce ^c   Meihls, Lisa N ^a   Zukoff, Anthony L ^a   French, Lee ^d   Ellersieck, Mark R ^a   French, B Wade ^e   Hibbard, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d French Agricultural Research   (United States)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cross resistance; DAS 59122 7; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; Insect resistance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008190947     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow073     Document Type: Article

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