Early warning of cotton bollworm resistance associated with intensive planting of Bt cotton in China.

Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins kill some key insect pests, but evolution of resistance by pests can reduce their efficacy. The predominant strategy for delaying pest resistance to Bt crops requires refuges of non-Bt host plants to promote survival of susceptible pests....

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Main Authors: Haonan Zhang, Wei Yin, Jing Zhao, Lin Jin, Yihua Yang, Shuwen Wu, Bruce E Tabashnik, Yidong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3153483?pdf=render