Browsing Research Output by Subject "Bt maize"
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Effects of Cry1Ab transgenic maize on lifecycle and biomarker responses of the earthworm, Eisenia Andrei
(MDPI, 2012)A 28-day study was conducted to determine the effects of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. Previously, investigations have been limited to life-cycle level effects of this protein ... -
Fusarium ear rot and fumonisins in maize kernels when comparing a Bt hybrid with its non-Bt isohybrid and under conventional insecticide control of Busseola fusca infestations
(Elsevier, 2018)Maize production in South Africa is negatively affected by Fusarium verticillioides, an endophytic maize pathogen, as well as by Busseola fusca larval damage. Fusarium verticillioides causes ear, stem and root rot, and ...