Status of resistance of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Diparopsis castanea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bt cotton in South Africa / Pretorius J.D.

Genetically modified (GM) cotton expressing Cry1Ac proteins was released in South Africa in 1997 for control of the bollworm complex on this crop. No reports of the failure of Bollgard® cotton to control these pests have yet been made. Throughout the world there are concerns about the development of...

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Main Author: Pretorius, Johannes Diederik
Published: North-West University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7310