title: Tolerance of Bt corn (MON 810) to maize stem borer, Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
abstract: Transgenic corn (MON 810), expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein, Cry1Ab, was evaluated under greenhouse conditions for its tolerance to the maize stem borer, Chilo partellus. Bt corn (MON 810) provided effective protection against the stem borer even under a high level of larval infestation in the greenhouse. The observed tolerance is examined and discussed in the light of the susceptibility of C. partellus to the Cry1Ab protein in laboratory bioassays. The implications of the tissue concentrations of Cry1Ab in MON 810, and baseline susceptibility recorded in the current study, for insect-resistance management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Monsanto Research Center, No. 44/2A Vasanth's Business Park, NH-7, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore 560 092, India.
authors.forename: Ramkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ravi K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Channappa
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deeba
authors.forename: Nandi J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Nagaraj
authors.forename: Mohan K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sukavaneaswaran
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Manjunath
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D009036:Moths / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000469:parasitology*