RESISTANCE OF BT TRANSGENIC MAIZE (Zea mays L.) TO FALL ARMYWORM, Spodoptera frugiperda (SMITH) (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)
In Brazil, the use of transgenic maize (Bt) might reduce the yield loss caused by insect pest, equivalent to 500 million dollars. The objective was to evaluate the Bt maize hybrids available in the American market to fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), resist...
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Associação Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo
2002-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Milho e Sorgo |
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| Online Access: | http://rbms.cnpms.embrapa.br/index.php/ojs/article/view/29/28 |