Journal or Publishing Institution: Science
Study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10320377
Author(s): Huang, F. and McGaughey, W.H.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Record ID: 1090
Abstract: Resistance in the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), to a commercial formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Berliner toxin, Dipel ES, appears to be inherited as an incompletely dominant autosomal gene. This contrasts with the inheritance of resistance to Bt in other insects, where it has usually been characterized as a recessive trait. The proposed high-dose/refuge strategy for resistance management in Bt maize depends on resistance being recessive or partially recessive. If field resistance turns out to be similar to this laboratory resistance, the usefulness of the high-dose/refuge strategy for resistance management in Bt maize may be diminished.
Keywords: Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Berline toxin, Dipel ES, Bt resistance, resistance management, Corn, Diet, Genetic inheritance, Insect genetics, Mortality, Insect pests, Hybridity, Endotoxins
Citation: Huang, F. and McGaughey, W.H., 1999. Inheritance of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (Dipel ES) in the European corn borer. Science, 284(5416), pp.965-967.
