Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Cry protein"
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Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis sprays and cotton cultivars expressing cry proteins in the control of Earias biplaga (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
(BioOne, 2017)Earias biplaga (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) forms part of the bollworm pest complex of cotton in South Africa. Genetically modified Bt cotton that expresses Cry insecticidal proteins successfully controls the bollworm ... -
Efficacy of Bt Maize for control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive pest species that threatens maize production by small holder farmers in Africa. Bt maize that express Cry proteins have been used effectively for control of this pest in ... -
Resistance status of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations to single- and stacked-gene Bt maize in South Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Transgenic Bt maize expressing Cry insecticidal δ-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis has been cultivated in South Africa for the control of Busseola fusca since 1998. Busseola fusca is resistant to Cry1Ab Bt maize at ...