Bt resistance: characterization and strategies for GM crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins [electronic resource] Edited by M. Soberón, A. Gao, A. Bravo.
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TextLanguage: English Series: CABI Biotechnology SeriesPublisher: Wallingford UK CABI 2015Edition: 1Description: 213ppContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781780644387
- insect control
- insects
- pest control
- genetic engineering
- transgenic plants
- Bacillus (Bacteria)
- genetic manipulation
- animals
- Bacteria
- integrated pest management
- Hexapoda
- GMOs
- pest insects
- IPM
- genetically modified organisms
- arthropod pests
- bacterium
- pests
- genetically engineered organisms
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- natural enemies
- resistance mechanisms
- arthropods
- Bacilli
- biological control organisms
- invertebrates
- Firmicutes
- insect pests
- prokaryotes
- resistance management
- GEOs
- pest arthropods
- genetically engineered plants
- plants
- pesticide resistance
- genetic transformation
- Bacillaceae
- bacterial toxins
- eukaryotes
- Bacillales
- biological control agents
- methodology
- biocontrol agents
- transgenic organisms
- mode of action
- plant pests
- genetically modified plants
- methods
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria use Cry proteins to kill their insect larval hosts. The expression of certain Cry toxins in transgenic crops has been widely used to achieve efficient control of insect pests. This book describes the use of Bt crops and the emerging problem of resistance, recent progress in understanding the mechanism of action of Bt toxins, different resistance mechanisms and strategies to cope with resistance in the field. It describes resistant insects found in the field in different countries, particularly in the developing world, and ways to counter resistance such as gene stalking, refuges, modified toxins and gene discovery of novel toxins with different mode of action.
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