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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, Ya-Feng Hu, Han-Jian Song, Sheng-Bo Cong, Ling Wang   +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, Marissa I. Nufer, Omaththage P. Perera, Maribel Portilla, Justin George   +4 more
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Three Decades of China's Bt Cotton: Achievements and Insights. [PDF]

Plant Biotechnol J
ABSTRACT Cotton is a vital natural fibre crop with significant economic value worldwide. In response to the threat of cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera), the China government initiated a research project in 1992 to develop transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton.
Meng Z, Han X, Yang G, Wang Y, Zhou Y, Zhou Q, Li Y, Zhou T, Guo S, Jin S, Liang C.   +10 more
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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 Biology
Tobacco (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, Jiwei Xie, Dahai Yang, Qingli Xiao, Chuyun Yang, Wenwen Chen, Meiqin Yi, Pengyang Sang, Qingyou Xia, Genhong Wang   +9 more
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Breeding and Molecular Characterization of Insect-Resistant Transgenic Cotton [PDF]

Plants
Cotton is one of the world’s important cash crops and occupies a significant position in agricultural production and the national economy. However, insect pests severely affect the growth, yield and quality of cotton.
Xiaochun Zhang, Jiangtao Yang, Yuxiao Chen, Mengyu Wang, Xuanming Zhang, Mingni Shen, Shuo Zhang, Zhixing Wang, Xujing Wang   +8 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, Shaheen Asad, Rubab Zahra Naqvi, Muhammad Asif, Chengcheng Liu, Xin Liu, Muhammad Farooq, Saifullah Abro, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Sarwar, Imran Amin, Zahid Mukhtar, Shahid Mansoor   +13 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, A. F. Ahmed, Mervat Kandil, I. M. Sabra   +3 more
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EFFICIENCY OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES COMPARED WITH CERTAIN BIO-INSECTICIDES, MINERAL OIL AND INSECTICIDE ON COTTON BOLLWORMS UNDER FIELD CONDITIONS AT EL-RIAD REGION, KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2015
This experiment was carried out at El-Riad region, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate to estimate the efficiency of silica nanoparticles compare with bio-insecticides, mineral oil and the conventional insecticide (Dursban H) on reducing the population of the ...
M. El-Samahy., Asmaa El-Ghobary
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EVALUATION OF SOME EGYPTIAN COTTON VARIETIES TO INFESTATION OF PIERCING SUCKING INSECTS, COTTON LEAFWORM AND BOLLWORMS AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH REGION [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2004
Six cotton varieties were evaluated for susceptibility to infestation with certain piercing sucking insects, cotton leafworm and the pink and spiny bollworms at the Experimental Farm, Sakha Agricultural Research Station (North Delta) during 2002 and ...
G. EI-Mezayyen,
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Adaptability of Genetically Engineered Bt Cotton Varieties in Different Growing Regions of Ethiopia

Advances in Agriculture, 2023
Cotton varieties that are high yielding and resistant to pests are required to improve production and productivity and to capitalize on the crop’s enormous potential and its critical role in Ethiopia’s expanding textile industry.
Bedane Gudeta, Endale Gebre Kedisso, Donis Gurmessa, Dawit Tesfaye, Samuel Damtew, Workishet Taye, Arkebe Gebre-Egziabher, Merdasa Balcha, Tadessa Daba, Alehegn Workie, Karim Maredia   +10 more
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