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Efficacy and Deployment of Transgenic Plants for Stemborer Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

David Bergvinson ,
Martha Willcox  and
David Hoisington
David Bergvinson
Affiliation:
International Center of Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Lisboa 06600, Mexico D.F., Mexico
Martha Willcox
Affiliation:
International Center of Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Lisboa 06600, Mexico D.F., Mexico
David Hoisington
Affiliation:
International Center of Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Lisboa 06600, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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Abstract

Transgenic plants expressing Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins are now being used commercially in several crop species. These toxins have demonstrated good control of temperate (Ostrinia nubilalis) and tropical (Diatraea grandiosella and D. saccharalis) stemborers in maize. Resistance to B. thuringiensis toxins has been reported in over 11 species in both field and laboratory studies, demonstrating the need for resistance management strategies to prolong the efficacy of this valuable pest management tool within an integrated control programme. Resistance involves reduced binding of toxins to midgut epithelial cells and is generally considered to be a recessive trait. Resistance management will require the use of spatial and temporal refugia which may require unique schemes for each pest complex. Information is presented on the mode of action of cry toxins, resistance mechanisms, interaction of transgenic plants and biocontrol agents, and management/deployment strategies for transgenic maize in tropical ecologies.

Keywords

Diatraea grandiosellaDiatraea saccharalisSpodopterafugiperdatransgenic plantsBacillus thuringiensisδ-endotoxintritrophic interactionsmanagementrefugiaDiatrea grandiosellaDiatrea saccharalisSpodoptera fugiperdaplantes transgéniquesBacillus thuringiensisδ-endotoxineinteractions tritrophiquescontrôlerefuges
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 17 , Special Issue 1: Ecology and Management of Tropical Gramineous Stemborers , March 1997 , pp. 157 - 167
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Copyright © ICIPE 1997

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