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XXXX Abstract BACKGROUND Spodoptera frugiperda, commonly known as the fall armyworm, is a highly economically significant pest that affects various crops, resulting in substantial losses in productivity. Managing this pest primarily relies on chemical insecticides; however, the repeated development of resistance to these chemicals has rendered them ...
Daniel Guimarães Silva Paulo +9 more
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Sustainable agriculture and GM crops: the case of Bt cotton impact in Ballari district of India. [PDF]
Subramanian A.
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Impact of Bt Cotton on the Farmer's Livelihood System in China [PDF]
In order to analyze the impacts of Bt cotton on the farmers' livelihood system, we interviewed 169 farmers and extension personnel in the main cotton production areas in Hebei province in the year 2002 and 2003.
Guiyan Wang +4 more
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Are the economic benefits of Bt cotton sustainable? Evidence from Indian panel data [PDF]
While several studies have shown that genetically modified Bt cotton can benefit smallholder farmers economically, the sustainability of these effects is still unclear and debated controversially between biotechnology proponents and critics.
Kathage, Jonas, Qaim, Matin
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Mutation in the Cadherin Gene Is a Key Factor for Pink Bollworm Resistance to Bt Cotton in China. [PDF]
Wang L +8 more
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Summary Many agroecosystems face nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K) deficiencies due to imbalanced or insufficient nutrient replenishment after biomass harvest. How this affects the symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and the abundance of exploration‐based AMF guilds (rhizophilic, edaphophilic and ancestral ...
Kian Jenab +16 more
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Retraction: The influence of transgenic (Bt) and non-transgenic (non-Bt) cotton mulches on weed dynamics, soil properties and productivity of different winter crops. [PDF]
PLOS ONE Editors.
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Arthropods biodiversity index in Bollgard (R) cotton (CRy1Ac) in Brazil [PDF]
Shannon-Wiener's diversity index (SWI) was used under untreated conditions of a cotton field during the 2006/2007 crop season in the Cerrado region, Brazil.
Degrande, P.E. +4 more
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ABSTRACT Agricultural sustainability faces serious challenges from population growth, climate change and ecological degradation. Genetic modification (GM) technology can be regarded as a precise extension of the Green Revolution, aiming to balance yield enhancement with ecological integrity through biotechnology. To systematically examine global trend,
Tongxiao Xu +4 more
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Bt cotton area contraction drives regional pest resurgence, crop loss, and pesticide use. [PDF]
Lu Y +8 more
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