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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Bt Technology"”.
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Making a Bioempire: The Indian Encounter with Bt Technology
… of neoliberalism and the commercialization of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton in India. Situated against an intensified agrarian crisis in India, it explores the dynamic relationship among the triad of a neoliberlizing Indian State, global neoliberal regimes and transnational corporations. …
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A Study of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments in Bt Maize: Insect Resistance Management, Efficacy, and Environmental Fate
… of genes derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), occupies more than 75% of maize acreage. Among a variety of secondary pests targeted by NSTs, the primary soil-dwelling pest targeted by Bt maize is the western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: …
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Western corn rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) emergence and abundance in transgenic cornfields with structured and seed blend refuges
… larvae have been managed using transgenic Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner) corn hybrids expressing toxic Cry proteins (i.e., Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1/35Ab1, mCry3a) for a decade. To delay western corn rootworm resistance to Bt toxins, growers must plant a non-Bt “refuge” in each Bt cornfield. …