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Effects of four nematode species on fitness costs of pink bollworm resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Oct 2010
Hannon Eugene R, Sisterson Mark S, Stock S Patricia, Carrière Yves, Tabashnik Bruce E, Gassmann Aaron J
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of resistance by pests can reduce the efficacy oftransgenic crops that produce insecticidal toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt). In conjunction with refuges of non-Bt host plants, fitness costs can delay the evolution of resistance. Furthermore, fitness costs...
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