Cry1Ac Mixed with Gentamicin Influences the Intestinal Microbial Diversity and Community Composition of Pink Bollworms [PDF]
Life, 2023 Pink bollworms severely affect the production of cotton. The method currently used for pink bollworm control is the planting of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) protein-expressing transgenic cotton.
Zhan-Bin Sun +4 more
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Entomopathogenicity of Ascomycete Fungus Cordyceps militaris on the Cotton Bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 This study investigated the exposure of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to a novel pathogenic fungal agent historically associated with human medicinal value, a commercial strain of Cordyceps militaris ((L.) Fr ...
James P. Glover +4 more
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Journal of Cotton Research, 2022 Background The bollworm complex consisting of Helicoverpa armigera and Earias vittella is a major threat in cotton production globally. The habit of developing resistance to many insecticides including Bt transgenic cotton necessitates the exploration of
Seenivasan NAGACHANDRABOSE
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2019 Biological activities of spores and metabolites of some fungi isolated from dead larva of the spiny bollworms (SBW), Earias insulana (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), against the newly hatched larvae of the pest were carried out. Results showed that the
E. Abd-ElAzeem, W. El-Medany, H. Sabry
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Transcriptomic analysis of a compatible tobacco-herbivore interaction and the role of jasmonoyl-L-isoleucine hydrolase 1 in response to growth/defense trade-off [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyTobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), an allotetraploid species extensively cultivated worldwide, serves as a key model system for plant research but exhibits high susceptibility to insect pests. The comprehensive molecular mechanisms underlying N.
Yueyue Li +9 more
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Development and evaluation of triple gene transgenic cotton lines expressing three genes (Cry1Ac-Cry2Ab-EPSPS) for lepidopteran insect pests and herbicide tolerance [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Cotton is an international agricultural commodity and the main cash crop of Pakistan of which quality and quantity are subject to various whims of nature. Climate change, insect pest complex, and weeds are reducing its productivity.
Hamid Anees Siddiqui +13 more
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Temperature Changes Affect the Vulnerability of Cotton Bollworms, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) [PDF]
InsectsThe cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner), a cosmopolitan agricultural pest, inflicts severe impacts on global agriculture. As a poikilotherm, it was highly susceptible to climate change, yet critical gaps persist in understanding how its ...
Jian Huang +3 more
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Detoxifying Enzymatic Activity and Insecticide-Resistance Gene Expression in Field Populations of Pink Bollworm, (Pectinophora gossypiella (Saund.)) [PDF]
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 A study was conducted to assess two enzyme detoxifying activities and insecticide-resistance gene expression quantitation using real-time (PCR). Four populations of pink bollworms were compared with the baseline laboratory strain.
Rabab Desouky Alam +3 more
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Effect of Temperature on Development and Life Table Parameters of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2022 The effect of constant temperatures (23º, 27º, and 32±1ºC) on the development and life table of Spodoptera frugiperda that reared on the maize host plant was examined.
Rania EL-Shennawy +3 more
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Effect of weather on activity of cotton bollworms in middle Gujarat
Journal of Agrometeorology, 1999 G.B. CHAUDHARI +4 more
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