Molecular identification for Helicoverpa spp. in Bt and non-Bt crops in central Argentina

The objective of this work was to identify, by molecular analysis, the species of the genus Helicoverpa in corn, soybean, and lucerne Bt and non-Bt crops, in central Argentina. A total of 1,343 carterpillars were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. Helicoverpa zea was the only species detected on non-Bt and on mo...

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Autores: Balbi, Emilia Inés, Flores, Fernando Miguel, Tosto, Daniela Sandra, Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/215131
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/215131
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:BT CROPS
COMPLEXO HELICOVERPA
CULTURAS BT
HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA
HELICOVERPA COMPLEX
HELICOVERPA GELOTOPOEON
HELICOVERPA ZEA
PCR-RFLP
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
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Sumario:The objective of this work was to identify, by molecular analysis, the species of the genus Helicoverpa in corn, soybean, and lucerne Bt and non-Bt crops, in central Argentina. A total of 1,343 carterpillars were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. Helicoverpa zea was the only species detected on non-Bt and on most Bt corn hybrids. The species H. gelotopoeon predominated on non-Bt soybean and on lucerne, and H. zea larvae occurred in low proportion. Bt soybean did not show Helicoverpa spp. infestations. The exotic H. armigera was not found, though adult moths of this species were light-trapped in a complementary sampling.