Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs
Title | Integration of Insect-Resistant Genetically Modified Crops within IPM Programs PDF eBook |
Author | Jörg Romeis |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 451 |
Release | 2008-07-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1402083734 |
Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops. Modern pest control is guided by the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) with pest resistant germplasm being an important part of the foundation. Since 1996, when the first genetically modified (GM) insect-resistant maize variety was commercialized in the USA, the area planted to insect-resistant GM varieties has grown dramatically, representing the fastest adoption rate of any agricultural technology in human history. The goal of our book is to provide an overview on the role insect-resistant GM plants play in different crop systems worldwide. We hope that the book will contribute to a more rational debate about the role GM crops can play in IPM for food and fiber production.
Insect Resistant Maize
Title | Insect Resistant Maize PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | CIMMYT |
Total Pages | 316 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Corn |
ISBN | 9789686923797 |
Mechanisms and bases of resistance; The genetics of resistance; Biotechnological manipulation of resistance; Advances in techniques, rearing, rating bioassays, mechanism detection; Resistance verification and utilization; Country reports.
Toward Insect Resistant Maize for the Third World
Title | Toward Insect Resistant Maize for the Third World PDF eBook |
Author | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
Publisher | CIMMYT |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Corn |
ISBN | 9789686127355 |
Methods of Screening Maize for resistance to Stem borers and post-harvest insect pests
Title | Methods of Screening Maize for resistance to Stem borers and post-harvest insect pests PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | CIMMYT |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9290592893 |
Insect-resistant Maize
Title | Insect-resistant Maize PDF eBook |
Author | Jürg Bürgi |
Publisher | CABI |
Total Pages | 291 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1845935691 |
Many farmers in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavily from crop losses due to stem borer pests. Insecticides are often unaffordable; therefore, maize plants must be made resistant to pests. The 'Insect Resistant Maize for Africa' (IRMA) project in Kenya was aimed at developing new maize varieties both by conventional methods and by biotechnologically incorporating the endotoxin produced by the soil bacteriumBacillus thuringiensis. The author gives an impartial and chronological account of this exemplary project between 1999 and 2008, supplemented by discussions of agricultural development policy and descriptions of Kenyan smallholders and the project team. He also takes critical and rational positions on the use of modern plant breeding techniques, biotechnology and development policy.
Insect Resistant Maize for Africa, Annual Report 2000
Title | Insect Resistant Maize for Africa, Annual Report 2000 PDF eBook |
Author | International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center |
Publisher | CIMMYT |
Total Pages | 121 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 970648082X |
Insect Resistant Maize for Africa, Annual Report 2001
Title | Insect Resistant Maize for Africa, Annual Report 2001 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | CIMMYT |
Total Pages | 84 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789706480927 |