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Title Levels of control of Chilo partellus stem borer in segregating tropical Bt maize populations in Kenya
 
Names Murenga, M.
Githiri, S.M.
Mugo, S.N.
Olubayo, F.M.
Date Issued 2011 (iso8601)
Abstract In Kenya, stem borers destroy an estimated 400,000 metric tons, or 13.5%, of farmers' annual maize harvest costing about US$80 millions. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize controls stem borers without harming humans, livestock and the environment and was sown to 140m ha-1 globally in 2009. Two public Bt maize lines of cry1Ab
Genre Article
Access Condition Open Access
Identifier 1684-5315