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SUBMITTER: Deans CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5206677 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deans Carrie A CA Behmer Spencer T ST Tessnow Ashley E AE Tamez-Guerra Patricia P Pusztai-Carey Marianne M Sword Gregory A GA
Scientific reports 20170103
Pesticide resistance represents a major challenge to global food production. The spread of resistance alleles is the primary explanation for observations of reduced pesticide efficacy over time, but the potential for gene-by-environment interactions (plasticity) to mediate susceptibility has largely been overlooked. Here we show that nutrition is an environmental factor that affects susceptibility to Bt toxins. Protein and carbohydrates are two key macronutrients for insect herbivores, and the p ...[more]