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Effectiveness of the natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton is dominated by local abundance of soybean and maize [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Genetically engineered crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins have transformed insect management in maize and cotton, reducing insecticide use and associated off-target effects.
Benjamin Arends, Dominic D. Reisig, Shawnee Gundry, Anders S. Huseth, Francis P. F. Reay-Jones, Jeremy K. Greene, George G. Kennedy   +6 more
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Economic viability of releasing Bt cotton in Bangladesh: An early insight [PDF]

Heliyon
Insect resistant genetically modified Bt cotton (containing a gene of Bacillus thuringiensis) has substantial potentiality of mounting cotton productivity. This study unveils an early insight on the economic viability of Bt cotton in Bangladesh.
Md. Hayder Khan Sujan, Mohammad Mizanul Haque Kazal, Md. Akhteruzzaman, Sima Kundu, Md. Kamrul Islam, Md. Sadique Rahman   +5 more
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Effects on the yield and fiber quality components of Bt cotton inoculated with Azotobacter chroococcum under elevated CO2 [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background The raising trend of cultivation of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-transgenic cotton is faced with a new challenge what effects on the growth and yield of Bt cotton under elevated CO2. Methods Rhizobacteria is the significant biological regulator
Zhuo Li, Min Gao, Rujie Liu, Chunyan Chang, Feng Ge   +4 more
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Demographic Performance of Helicoverpa zea Populations on Dual and Triple-Gene Bt Cotton [PDF]

Toxins, 2020
Insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are valuable tools for pest management worldwide, contributing to the management of human disease insect vectors and phytophagous insect pests of agriculture and forestry.
Marcelo M. Rabelo, Silvana V. Paula-Moraes, Eliseu Jose G. Pereira, Blair D. Siegfried   +3 more
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Comparative biology and morphometrics of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) on Bt cotton and alternate malvaceous hosts [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The comparative biology of pink bollworm (PBW) on Bt cotton bolls and fruit pods of malvaceous plants viz., Abutilon indicum, Abutilon hirtum and Abelmoschous ficulneus was investigated under controlled conditions.
S. Rakhesh, S. G. Hanchinal, M. Bheemanna, A. C. Hosamani, J. M. Nidagundi, S. Deshmukh Sharanabasappa   +5 more
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The influence of transgenic (Bt) and non-transgenic (non-Bt) cotton mulches on weed dynamics, soil properties and productivity of different winter crops.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The introduction of transgenic cotton (Bt-cotton) for controlling bollworms has resulted in increased production; however, the residual effects of mulches from Bt-cotton are poorly understood.
Muhammad Waseem Riaz Marral, Muhammad Bismillah Khan, Fiaz Ahmad, Shahid Farooq, Mubshar Hussain   +4 more
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Is the Philippines ready for the large-scale cultivation of Bt cotton? [PDF]

GM Crops & Food
The Philippine Bureau of Plant Industry released on August 24, 2023, a biosafety permit approving the commercial propagation of Bt cotton in the country.
Rosalyn B. Angeles-Shim, Georgina V. Vergara   +1 more
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Moderate nitrogen application facilitates Bt cotton growth and suppresses population expansion of aphids (Aphis gossypii) by altering plant physiological characteristics [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionExcessive application of nitrogen fertilizer in cotton field causes soil and water pollution as well as significant increase of aphid population.
Lixiang Guo, Lin Niu, Xiangzhen Zhu, Xiangzhen Zhu, Li Wang, Li Wang, Kaixin Zhang, Kaixin Zhang, Dongyang Li, Dongyang Li, Punniyakotti Elumalai, Xueke Gao, Xueke Gao, Xueke Gao, Jichao Ji, Jichao Ji, Jichao Ji, Jinjie Cui, Jinjie Cui, Jinjie Cui, Junyu Luo, Junyu Luo, Junyu Luo   +22 more
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Resistance development in pink bollworm (Pectinophora Gossypiella Saunders) against Bt cotton and its’ establishment as mid season pest in India [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The pink boll worm now became a menace for sustainable cultivation of Bt cotton in India. Based on the data recorded in unsprayed conditions at 13 different locations of north, central and south cotton growing zone between 2007 and 2023, initiation of ...
Rishi Kumar, B. V. Bhede, Debashis Paul, N. K. Bhute, Prashant Patil, R. D. Patel, M. V. Variya, S. G. Hanchinal, Poornima V. Matti, Shivaray Navi, Anil Jakhar, Jasjinder Kaur, Roop Singh Meena, Jyoti Rekha Mallick, Satnam Singh, N. Chitra, G Annie Diana Grace, R. K. Kalyan, M. Sivarama Krishna, G. T. Behere, A. H. Prakash, Y. G. Prasad   +21 more
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Effect of NaCl-stressed Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton on the feeding behaviors and nutritional parameters of Helicoverpa armigera. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Saline-alkali soil is an arable land resource on which transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has been planted on a large scale in accordance with food security strategies.
Jun-Yu Luo, Shuai Zhang, Xiang-Zhen Zhu, Ji-Chao Ji, Kai-Xin Zhang, Chun-Yi Wang, Li-Juan Zhang, Li Wang, Jin-Jie Cui   +8 more
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