'Too much of a good thing': Overuse is making Bt corn less effective against rootworm, analysis shows
Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...
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Overusing rootworm-resistant corn is not ideal
Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...
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Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers' profits
Farmers have thus tended to use too much of Bt seed targeting rootworms for their bottom-line profit, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. "In many cases, they overuse the input not just for the ...
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‘Too much of a good thing’: Overuse is making Bt corn less effective against rootworm
Michigan and Ohio had instead planted Bt corn at an optimum 18% rate, they collectively would have saved $99 million per year by avoiding the $25.7 per acre premium for Bt seed. Optimum Bt rates in ...
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Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers’ profits
Farmers thus have tended to use too much of Bt seed targeting rootworms for their bottom-line profit, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. “In many cases, they overuse the input not just for the ...