Browsing by Subject "Genetically modified crops"

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Effects of Bt crop residues on the development, growth, and reproduction of the freshwater snail, Bulinus tropicus

Minnaar, Karin (North-West University, 2014)

Genetically modified (GM) crops were introduced in South Africa in 1989 and commercially available by 1998. Legislation to control the use of GM crops was only implemented in 1999, with the genetically modified organisms ...
Movement and survival of Busseola fusca (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae within maize plantings with different ratios of non-Bt and Bt seed

Erasmus, Annemie; Marais, Jaco; Van den Berg, Johnnie (Wiley, 2016)

BACKGROUND Products of plant biotechnology, for example genetically modified Bt maize, provide useful tools for pest management. The benefits provided by insect-resistant plants are, however, threatened by the evolution ...