Researchers used genomics to investigate the genetic changes causing resistance to transgenic crops in field populations of the corn earworm, also known as cotton bollworm or Helicoverpa zea. They ...
If left unchecked, insect pests can devastate crops. To minimize damage and reduce the need for insecticide sprays, crops ...
A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect country's lower-income ...
A ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation's lower-income consumers and have a negative impact on U.S. sale of corn, 90 percent of which is genetically ...
"The corn earworm is one the world's most challenging ... engineered to produce proteins from the common bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt. Unlike broad-spectrum insecticides, Bt proteins ...
A new tool in the never-ending battle with pests To gain protection from the corn earworm and some other major caterpillar and beetle pests, crop plants have been genetically engineered to produce ...
Based on the available data, from an allergenicity perspective, EH913 Maize is considered as safe as conventional corn currently available on ... information on transgenic plants expressing Bacillus ...
Most genetically modified corn is created to resist insect pests or tolerate herbicides. Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, corn is a genetically modified corn that produces proteins that are toxic to ...
Most genetically modified corn is created to resist insect pests or tolerate herbicides. Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, corn is a genetically modified corn that produces proteins that are toxic to ...
Though most species prefer grasses, armyworms are highly adaptable and can feed on hundreds of types of plants, including: Cereal crops (wheat, rice, maize, corn, oat ... and natural predators such as ...
THE isolation of the protein crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis, which are toxic to the larvae of certain species of insects, has been described previously 1,2, and involves phase separation in ...