Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) corn is a critical technology for many farmers to protect fields against insects. Refuge helps preserve the benefits of Bt technology , according to Take Action , an ...

Bt corn designed to combat rootworm imbues the plant with proteins that are toxic to the insect but harmless for most other organisms, including humans and livestock. By comparing root injury in Bt ...

The study also found farmers experienced in biotech crops are more likely to plant Bt corn hybrids. "What we found was that age was a significant predictor in Bt corn adoption," Alexander said.

But now that the widespread benefits of Bt crop use are known, farmers can plant to both minimize resistance and maximize the benefits. PNAS , 2018. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1720692115 ( About DOIs ).

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Planting Bt corn fence row to fence row could potentially eliminate it from farmers' list of options for pest control, two Purdue University entomologists warn. The corn is ...

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect – the corn rootworm – especially in the eastern US Corn Belt ...

Some of the first GMOs – corn and cotton plants that have been genetically modified to fend off insects ... and other pests have emerged that are able to feed on Bt plants without dying.

Corn rootworm damage. Root pruning from corn rootworm can cause significant yield loss. Recent research predicts up to 15% yield loss for every node pruned back to 1.5" of the stalk.² ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is reducing both the technology's effectiveness and some farmers' profits.

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect – the corn rootworm – especially in the eastern US Corn Belt ...