Sixteen Years of Bt Maize in the EU Hotspot: Why Has Resistance Not Evolved?

The majority of Bt maize production in the European Union (EU) is concentrated in northeast Spain, which is Europe's only hotspot where resistance might evolve, and the main target pest, Sesamia nonagrioides, has been exposed to Cry1Ab maize continuously since 1998. The cropping system in north...

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Main Authors: Pedro Castañera, Gema P Farinós, Félix Ortego, David A Andow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856266?pdf=render