Need for growing non-Bt cotton refugia to overcome Bt resistance problem in targeted larvae of the cotton bollworms, Helicoverpa armigera and Pectinophora gossypiella

Need for growing non-Bt cotton refugia to overcome Bt resistance problem in targeted larvae of the cotton bollworms, Helicoverpa armigera and Pectinophora gossypiella

Abstract Background The effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton against target arthropod larvae is decreasing day by day. The comparative effect of Bt expression among Bt cotton varieties and different plant parts was observed against the cotton bollworms: Helicoverpa armigera and Pectin...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Rafiq Shahid, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Shakeel, Misbah Ashraf, Zia Ullah Zia, Saghir Ahmad, Abid Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Cry1Ac
ELISA
Insecticidal protein
Herbivory behavior
Lepidopterous larvae
Refuge crop
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00384-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00384-8

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