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 p...

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Autores: Murenga, M.G., Githiri, S.M., Mugo, S.N., Olubayo, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/3125
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/3125
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Bt Maize
Bt δ-Endotoxins
BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS
MAIZE
CHILO PARTELLUS
ENDOTOXINS
BIOSAFETY
GREENHOUSES
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Sumario: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