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SUBMITTER: Fabrick JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5156061 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fabrick Jeffrey A JA Unnithan Gopalan C GC Yelich Alex J AJ DeGain Ben B Masson Luke L Zhang Jie J Carrière Yves Y Tabashnik Bruce E BE
Scientific reports 20151112
Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins kill key insect pests, providing economic and environmental benefits. However, the evolution of pest resistance threatens the continued success of such Bt crops. To delay or counter resistance, transgenic plant "pyramids" producing two or more Bt proteins that kill the same pest have been adopted extensively. Field populations of the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) in the United States have remained susceptible to Bt toxins ...[more]