Impacts of Bt transgenic cotton on integrated pest management
- PMID: 20942488
- DOI: 10.1021/jf102939c
Impacts of Bt transgenic cotton on integrated pest management
Abstract
Transgenic cotton that produced one or more insecticidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) was planted on over 15 million hectares in 11 countries in 2009 and has contributed to a reduction of over 140 million kilograms of insecticide active ingredient between 1996 and 2008. As a highly selective form of host plant resistance, Bt cotton effectively controls a number of key lepidopteran pests and has become a cornerstone in overall integrated pest management (IPM). Bt cotton has led to large reductions in the abundance of targeted pests and benefited non-Bt cotton adopters and even producers of other crops affected by polyphagous target pests. Reductions in insecticide use have enhanced biological control, which has contributed to significant suppression of other key and sporadic pests in cotton. Although reductions in insecticide use in some regions have elevated the importance of several pest groups, most of these emerging problems can be effectively solved through an IPM approach.
Similar articles
-
Evidence of field-evolved resistance to Cry1Ac-expressing Bt cotton in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in northern China.Pest Manag Sci. 2010 Feb;66(2):155-61. doi: 10.1002/ps.1849. Pest Manag Sci. 2010. PMID: 19764057
-
Mirid bug outbreaks in multiple crops correlated with wide-scale adoption of Bt cotton in China.Science. 2010 May 28;328(5982):1151-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1187881. Epub 2010 May 13. Science. 2010. PMID: 20466880
-
Early detection of field-evolved resistance to Bt cotton in China: cotton bollworm and pink bollworm.J Invertebr Pathol. 2012 Jul;110(3):301-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.008. Epub 2012 Apr 16. J Invertebr Pathol. 2012. PMID: 22537835 Review.
-
Suppression of cotton bollworm in multiple crops in China in areas with Bt toxin-containing cotton.Science. 2008 Sep 19;321(5896):1676-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1160550. Science. 2008. PMID: 18801998
-
Emergence of minor pests becoming major pests in GE cotton in China: what are the reasons? What are the alternatives practices to this change of status?GM Crops. 2010 Jul-Sep;1(4):214-9. doi: 10.4161/gmcr.1.4.13421. GM Crops. 2010. PMID: 21844676 Review.
Cited by
-
A novel pilin subunit from Xenorhabdus nematophila, an insect pathogen, confers pest resistance in tobacco and tomato.Plant Cell Rep. 2015 Nov;34(11):1863-72. doi: 10.1007/s00299-015-1833-6. Epub 2015 Jul 12. Plant Cell Rep. 2015. PMID: 26164296
-
Moderate nitrogen application facilitates Bt cotton growth and suppresses population expansion of aphids (Aphis gossypii) by altering plant physiological characteristics.Front Plant Sci. 2024 Mar 6;15:1328759. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1328759. eCollection 2024. Front Plant Sci. 2024. PMID: 38510447 Free PMC article.
-
The food and environmental safety of Bt crops.Front Plant Sci. 2015 Apr 29;6:283. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00283. eCollection 2015. Front Plant Sci. 2015. PMID: 25972882 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Pest trade-offs in technology: reduced damage by caterpillars in Bt cotton benefits aphids.Proc Biol Sci. 2013 Mar 13;280(1758):20130042. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0042. Print 2013 May 7. Proc Biol Sci. 2013. PMID: 23486438 Free PMC article.
-
Overexpression of ghr-miR166b generates resistance against Bemisia tabaci infestation in Gossypium hirsutum plants.Planta. 2018 May;247(5):1175-1189. doi: 10.1007/s00425-018-2852-7. Epub 2018 Feb 3. Planta. 2018. PMID: 29397416
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
Research Materials
