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SUBMITTER: Yang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4237366 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Fei F Kerns David L DL Head Graham P GP Leonard B Rogers BR Levy Ronnie R Niu Ying Y Huang Fangneng F
PloS one 20141119 11
To counter the threat of insect resistance, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize growers in the U.S. are required to plant structured non-Bt maize refuges. Concerns with refuge compliance led to the introduction of seed mixtures, also called RIB (refuge-in-the-bag), as an alternative approach for implementing refuge for Bt maize products in the U.S. Maize Belt. A major concern in RIB is cross-pollination of maize hybrids that can cause Bt proteins to be present in refuge maize kernels and negativel ...[more]