Evaluation of transgenic, Bt-containing corn hybrids

European corn borer (ECB; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner)) is a major pest of corn (Zea mays L.) throughout the Corn Belt. Methods employed to control or manage this insect, such as polygenic plant resistance, introduced ECB predators, and chemical insecticides, have had some successes but economic loss to producers is still common. Advances in biotechnology have provided the tools to produce transgenic plants. Transgenic corn hybrids containing a modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) gene have been produced and may provide a new method of managing ECB.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agronomy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Graeber, James Vernon

Contributors dc:contributor

• Nafziger, Emerson D.

• Agriculture, Agronomy
• Agriculture, Plant Pathology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Graeber, James Vernon

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591086928
AAI9702526
(UMI)AAI9702526

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23355