Gossypium hirsutum (commercial cooton) is one of the most economically important fibers
sources and a commodity crop highly affected by insect pests and pathogens. Several …

Genetically modified (GM) cotton plants that effectively control cotton boll weevil (CBW),
which is the most destructive cotton insect pest in South America, are reported here for the …

Cotton is the main fiber producing crop globally, with a significant impact on the economy of
Pakistan. Bt cotton expressing a Cry1Ac gene is grown over a large area in Pakistan …

The cotton boll weevil (CBW, Anthonomus grandis) is the most destructive cotton insect pest
affecting cotton crops. To overcome this problem, CBW-resistant genetically modified cotton …

The cry10Aa gene from the Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis subsp israelensis S1804 strain
was introduced into the genome of the baculovirus Autographa californica multiple …

Insect-resistant transgenic cotton has been commercialized for two decades. Most of the
introduced cultivars express Bt gene (s) constitutively under the control of 35S promoter in …

Aims: To evaluate the activity of cry1Ia gene against cotton pests, Spodoptera frugiperda
and Anthonomus grandis. Methods and Results: Had isolated and characterized a toxin …

In order to investigate stability of the cry1Ab gene and resistance in the T1 generation of
transgenic cotton (Gossypium hirsutum var. Coker 100), transgenic seeds were analyzed by …

Transgenic technology played a crucial role in developing insect-resistant plants resulting in
the reduced application of pesticides. This article reports the expression of two cry proteins …

Background The cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a serious insect-pest in the
Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not …