Thuanne Pires Ribeiro, Diogo Martins-de-Sa, Leonardo Lima Pepino Macedo, Isabela Tristan Lourenço-Tessutti, Gustavo Caseca Ruffo, João Pedro Abreu Sousa, Julia Moura do Rósario Santana, Osmundo Brilhante Oliveira-Neto, Stéfanie Menezes Moura, Maria Cristina Mattar Silva, Carolina Vianna Morgante, Nelson Geraldo de Oliveira, Marcos Fernando Basso, Maria Fatima Grossi-de-Sa
The cotton boll weevil (CBW, Anthonomus grandis) stands as one of the most significant threats to cotton crops (Gossypium hirsutum). Despite substantial efforts, the development of a commercially viable transgenic cotton event for effective open-field control of CBW has remained elusive. This study describes a detailed characterization of the insecticidal toxins Cry23Aa and Cry37Aa against CBW. Our findings reveal that CBW larvae fed exclusively on artificial diets supplemented with Cry37Aa alone displayed no statistical difference compared to the control...
April 6, 2024: Plant Science: An International Journal of Experimental Plant Biology