Indian Bt cotton varieties do not affect the performance of cotton aphids. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Cotton varieties expressing Cry proteins derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are grown worldwide for the management of pest Lepidoptera.
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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 ScienceIntroductionExcessive application of nitrogen fertilizer in cotton field causes soil and water pollution as well as significant increase of aphid population.
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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 ReportsThe 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 ...
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Bt insecticidal efficacy variation and agronomic regulation in Bt cotton [PDF]
Journal of Cotton Research, 2019 The bollworm can be controlled effectively with Bacillus thuringiensis transgenic cotton (Bt cotton) which is being applied worldwide. However, the insecticidal efficacy is not stable.
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Transgenic Bt Cotton Does Not Disrupt the Top-Down Forces Regulating the Cotton Aphid in Central China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Top-down force is referred to arthropod pest management delivered by the organisms from higher trophic levels. In the context of prevalent adoption of transgenic Bt crops that produce insecticidal Cry proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), it
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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.
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Aphid honeydew quality as a food source for parasitoids is maintained in Bt cotton. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bt-transgenic cotton has proven to be highly efficient in controlling key lepidopteran pests. One concern with the deployment of Bt cotton varieties is the potential proliferation of non-target pests.
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 Bt cotton successfully controlled major devastating pests in cotton，such as Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera exigua, and led to a drastic decrease in insecticide use in cotton fields, and it has been grown commercially worldwide.
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Effects of Soil Salinity on the Expression of Bt Toxin (Cry1Ac) and the Control Efficiency of Helicoverpa armigera in Field-Grown Transgenic Bt Cotton. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 An increasing area of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton is being planted in saline-alkaline soil in China. The Bt protein level in transgenic cotton plants and its control efficiency can be affected by abiotic stress, including high ...
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Diminishing returns from increased percent Bt cotton: the case of pink bollworm. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Regional suppression of pests by transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been reported in several cropping systems, but little is known about the functional relationship between the ultimate pest population ...
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