Economic, ecological, food safety, and social consequences of the deployment of Bt transgenic plants
▪ Abstract Transgenic plants expressing insecticidal proteins from the bacterium, Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt), are revolutionizing agriculture. Bt, which had limited use as a foliar …
thuringiensis (Bt), are revolutionizing agriculture. Bt, which had limited use as a foliar …
Success of the high‐dose/refuge resistance management strategy after 15 years of Bt crop use in North America
Transgenic maize and cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins were first
commercialized in 1996. By 2009, Bt crops were planted on ca. 47.6 Mha in 22 countries …
commercialized in 1996. By 2009, Bt crops were planted on ca. 47.6 Mha in 22 countries …
Field-evolved resistance in corn earworm to Cry proteins expressed by transgenic sweet corn
GP Dively, PD Venugopal, C Finkenbinder - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Transgenic corn engineered with genes expressing insecticidal toxins from the
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner)(Bt) are now a major tool in insect pest …
bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner)(Bt) are now a major tool in insect pest …
Genetic engineering of crop plants for insect resistance–a critical review
VA Hilder, D Boulter - Crop protection, 1999 - Elsevier
Genetically engineering inherent crop resistance to insect pests offers the potential of a user-
friendly, environment-friendly and consumer-friendly method of crop protection to meet the …
friendly, environment-friendly and consumer-friendly method of crop protection to meet the …
Assessing environmental risks of transgenic plants
DA Andow, C Zwahlen - Ecology letters, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
By the end of the 1980s, a broad consensus had developed that there were potential
environmental risks of transgenic plants requiring assessment and that this assessment …
environmental risks of transgenic plants requiring assessment and that this assessment …
Life systems of polyphagous arthropod pests in temporally unstable crop** systems
▪ Abstract Annual crop** systems consist of a shifting mosaic of habitats that vary through
time in their availability and suitability to insect pests. Agroecosystem instability results from …
time in their availability and suitability to insect pests. Agroecosystem instability results from …
Managing Insect Resistance to Plants Producing Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
Insect-resistant transgenic plants have become an important tool for the protection of crops
against insect pests. The acreage of insecticidal transgenic plants is expected to increase …
against insect pests. The acreage of insecticidal transgenic plants is expected to increase …
Cross-pollination in seed-blended refuge and selection for Vip3A resistance in a lepidopteran pest as detected by genomic monitoring
The evolution of pest resistance to management tools reduces productivity and results in
economic losses in agricultural systems. To slow its emergence and spread, monitoring and …
economic losses in agricultural systems. To slow its emergence and spread, monitoring and …
Seeds of change: corn seed mixtures for resistance management and integrated pest management
The use of mixtures of transgenic insecticidal seed and nontransgenic seed to provide an in-
field refuge for susceptible insects in insect-resistance-management (IRM) plans has been …
field refuge for susceptible insects in insect-resistance-management (IRM) plans has been …
[PDF][PDF] Comparative environmental impacts of biotechnology-derived and traditional soybean, corn, and cotton crops
Following a request by the United Soybean Board (USB), the Board of Directors of the
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) authorized preparation of a report …
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) authorized preparation of a report …