Browsing by Subject "Cry proteins"
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Investigating the presence of crop applied herbicide mixtures in aquatic systems and its possible risks
(North-West University (South Africa). Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Crop production is important to feed the growing global population. Over the last few decades, measures to improve crop production have been adopted around the world. This include the use of genetically modified maize to ... -
Movement and survival of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae within maize plantings with different ratios of non-Bt and Bt seed
(Wiley, 2016)BACKGROUND Products of plant biotechnology, for example genetically modified Bt maize, provide useful tools for pest management. The benefits provided by insect-resistant plants are, however, threatened by the evolution ... -
Pest resistance to Cry1Ab Bt maize: field resistance, contributing factors and lessons from South Africa
(ELSEVIER, 2013)This paper documents the historical development of resistance of the African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca (Fuller) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt maize (Zea mays L.). This pest was one of the first to evolve resistance ...