Effect of NaCl-stressed Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton on the feeding behaviors and nutritional parameters of Helicoverpa armigera.

Saline-alkali soil is an arable land resource on which transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has been planted on a large scale in accordance with food security strategies. There are, however, concerns about the insecticidal effects of Bt cotton on target insect pests. In this study, a Bt cot...

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Main Authors: Jun-Yu Luo, Shuai Zhang, Xiang-Zhen Zhu, Ji-Chao Ji, Kai-Xin Zhang, Chun-Yi Wang, Li-Juan Zhang, Li Wang, Jin-Jie Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6138370?pdf=render