Effectiveness of the natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton is dominated by local abundance of soybean and maize

Abstract Genetically engineered crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins have transformed insect management in maize and cotton, reducing insecticide use and associated off-target effects. To mitigate the risk that pests evolve resistance to Bt crops, the US Environmental Protection A...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Arends, Dominic D. Reisig, Shawnee Gundry, Anders S. Huseth, Francis P. F. Reay-Jones, Jeremy K. Greene, George G. Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97123-8