Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya
In Kenya, stem borers destroy an estimated 400,000 metric tons, or 13.5%, of farmers' annual maize harvest costing about US$80 millions. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize controls stem borers without harming humans, livestock and the environment and was sown to 140m ha-1 globally in 2009. Two public Bt maize lines of cry1Ab
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| Format: | Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Academic Journals
2011
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| Subjects: | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, Bt Maize, Bt δ-Endotoxins, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS, MAIZE, CHILO PARTELLUS, ENDOTOXINS, BIOSAFETY, GREENHOUSES, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10883/3125 |
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