Fitness Costs of Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in the Pink Bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella

Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, is associated with fitness costs in pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella. Previous work has demonstrated that costs of resistance are induced by environmental factors including insecticidal cotton phytochemicals such as gossypo...

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Main Author: Williams, Jennifer Leigh
Other Authors: Carriere, Yves
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
Subjects:
Bt
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195166