Polygenic basis of Bt Cry resistance evolution in wildHelicoverpa zea
Katherine L Taylor,
Jane Quackenbush,
Cara Lamberty
et al.
Abstract:In agricultural ecosystems, strong and shifting selective pressures from pest management practices can lead to rapid evolution. Crops expressing pesticidal proteins fromBacillus thuringiensis(Bt) are an important control measure for agricultural pests and a major selective force on pest genomes world wide.Helicoverpa zea, a destructive pest of corn and cotton, has evolved widespread resistance to Bt crystalline (Cry) pesticidal proteins. Here we reveal the polygenic architecture of field evolved Cry resistance… Show more
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