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TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 291-302Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.011
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- USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grant [2014-33522-22214]
- NIFA [2014-33522-22214, 688763] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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The primary strategy for delaying the evolution of pest resistance to transgenic crops that produce insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) entails refuges of plants that do not produce Bt toxins and thus allow survival of susceptible pests. Recent advances include using refuges together with Bt crop 'pyramids' that make two or more Bt toxins effective against the same pest, and planting seed mixtures yielding random distributions of pyramided Bt and non-Bt corn plants within fields. We conclude that conditions often deviate from those favoring the success of pyramids and seed mixtures, particularly against pests with low inherent susceptibility to Bt toxins. For these problematic pests, promising approaches include using larger refuges and integrating Bt crops with other pest management tactics.
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