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在室内对转基因水稻KMD1中的Cry1Ab毒蛋白经食物链在几种主要害虫及其捕食性天敌体内的积累进行了研究。结果表明: 无论是水稻孕穗期还是成熟期,二化螟Chilo suppressalis连续取食KMD1或取食KMD1.36 h后移至对照品种秀水11上取食不同时间后,幼虫体内的Cry1Ab含量均随取食时间延长逐渐下降。稻眼蝶 Mycalesis gotama幼虫连续取食KMD1或在KMD1上取食两天后移至秀水11上继续取食不同时间,体内的Cry1Ab含量也都随取食时间延长而下降,但下降速度较二化螟更快。取食KMD1的二化螟和稻眼蝶幼虫的粪便中均检测到较高浓度的Cry1Ab,对照组中均无Cry1Ab。取食KMD1的二化螟幼虫血淋巴中检测到Cry1Ab,含量为3.5 ng/g。取食KMD1的褐飞虱 Nilaparvata lugens、稻蚜Sitobion avenae以及饲喂取食过KMD1的二化螟或稻眼蝶幼虫的拟水狼蛛Pirata subpiraticus体内都含有一定浓度的Cry1Ab,其中,拟水狼蛛体内的CrylAb含量以饲喂取食KMD1稻眼蝶幼虫的含量最高,约为饲喂取食KMD1二化螟幼虫的60倍。这些结果表明Cry1Ab可以沿水稻害虫天敌食物链传递。  相似文献   

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Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白在水稻-褐飞虱-拟水狼蛛食物链中转移与富集   总被引:17,自引:0,他引:17  
采用ELISA方法检测了2个转cry1Ab基因水稻(Bt水稻)品系KMD1和KMD2不同生育期叶鞘内Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的含量及其通过褐飞虱和拟水狼蛛的转移和富集情况。结果表明,这2个品系中抽穗期和黄熟期叶鞘内Cry1Ab的含量均显著低于苗期、分蘖期和孕穗期,KMD1和KMD2中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白可以通过食物链转移到Bt水稻非靶标害虫褐飞虱及其天敌拟水狼蛛体内。褐飞虱在KMD1或KMD2上取食2 d后,体内均含有Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白,但连续取食2、4、6、8和10 d后,其体内含量并未因取食时间的延长而呈现明显增加的趋势。当拟水狼蛛捕食以KMD1或KMD2为食的褐飞虱时,在捕食2、4、6、8和10 d后,其体内均可检测到Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白,其含量并未随捕食时间的延长而明显上升,但均显著高于相应时间褐飞虱体内的含量。可见,该蛋白可通过水稻转移至褐飞虱,再转移至拟水狼蛛,并存在明显的富集现象,而这种富集并不随蜘蛛捕食时间的延长而加强。拟水狼蛛捕食以KMD1或KMD2为食的褐飞虱时,其捕食量未受到显著影响,其中肠酶粗提物对Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白具有明显的降解作用。  相似文献   

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转Bt cry1Ab基因水稻对稻田弹尾虫种群数量的影响   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
以转Bt cry1Ab基因水稻克螟稻1号(KMD1)和克螟稻2号(KMD2)及其亲本非转基因水稻秀水11(XS11)为材料,于2003年9月和翌春4月,调查了KMD1和KMD2对水稻灌浆期和收割后休田期稻田土表落叶层中弹尾虫种群数量的影响.结果表明,KMD植株表达的cry1Ab杀虫蛋白可在稻田环境中残留160 d以上;在水稻灌浆期采用吸虫器法在稻田落叶层中采集到灰橄榄长角跳虫(Entomobrya griseoolivata)和钩圆跳虫(Bourletiella christianseni)等2种弹尾虫,其中灰橄榄长角跳虫在KMD1和KMD2稻田中的种群密度显著高于XS11稻田;在水稻收割后休田期采用网袋法采集到灰橄榄长角跳虫、钩圆跳虫、球角跳虫(Hypogastrura matura)和等节跳虫(Isotoma monochaeta)等4种弹尾虫,其中转Bt基因水稻稻田中的灰橄榄长角跳虫和球角跳虫的种群密度显著高于XS11稻田,且其植株组织残体生物量损失率显著高于XS11.  相似文献   

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旨在研究转基因水稻对饲喂肉鸡的影响,以含有转cry1Ab/Ac基因水稻的饲料饲喂肉鸡,分析了肉鸡空肠、回肠、盲肠、直肠中cry1Ab/Ac基因和蛋白残留情况,并用体外实验验证了外源基因的降解情况。结果表明,饲喂转cry1Ab/Ac基因水稻21 d和42 d的肉鸡肠道4个部位中没有检测到cry1Ab/Ac基因残留,体外消化外源基因的实验发现外源基因在肉鸡肠道中约4 h后开始逐步降解。对上述4个部位内容物进行ELISA和Western blot分析,均未检测到Cry1Ab/Ac蛋白残留。综合分析表明,转基因水稻中的外源基因和蛋白在肉鸡肠道中易被消化和降解。  相似文献   

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分别用含有转cry1Ab/Ac基因水稻和亲本水稻的饲料饲喂野生褐家鼠,旨在检测外源cry1Ab/Ac基因和蛋白在褐家鼠雌鼠雄鼠空肠、回肠、盲肠中的残留情况。检测结果显示,饲喂转基因水稻50 d和110 d的雌雄褐家鼠肠道3个部位中没有检测到cry1Ab/Ac基因残留,在体外消化实验中过量外源基因全长及片段在4 h后开始逐步降解,约12 h全部降解。3个肠道部位提取的蛋白进行ELISA和Western blot分析,结果显示肠道内容物中无Cry1Ab/Ac蛋白残留。因此外源基因和蛋白不会在饲喂了转基因水稻的野生褐家鼠肠道中残留。  相似文献   

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利用蛋白质工程技术对Cry蛋白进行改造是创制新Bt蛋白的主要途径之一。Cry蛋白改造涉及结构域交换、定点突变、蛋白截断等多种方法。利用结构域交换、密码子优化方法对Bt基因进行合理化设计改造,获得新型Bt蛋白编码基因cry NAc,进一步利用农杆菌介导法转入吉林省水稻主栽品种吉粳88中,并开展了转基因后代的分子鉴定和抗虫性功能评价相关研究工作。分子检测结果表明cry NAc基因成功整合进入吉粳88基因组中,且稳定表达;Cry NAc蛋白在各个发育时期根、茎、叶中的表达存在显著差异,灌浆期水稻叶片中蛋白表达量最高(2 959.73 ng/g),分蘖期茎中蛋白表达量最低(150.9 ng/g);田间接虫试验表明cry NAc转基因水稻抗二化螟的能力显著。上述结果表明cry NAc基因可作为新的cry基因用于作物遗传改良。  相似文献   

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【背景】转基因作物种植的安全问题一直备受关注。关于Bt蛋白对地下非靶标生物影响的研究是转基因作物安全评价的重要内容。【方法】在转Bt基因水稻收割后的稻田里分别种植豌豆、紫云英和油菜作为后茬作物。分别于2013年1、3和6月3次采集不同后茬作物田中的土壤作为材料,于室内饲养赤子爱胜蚓,4周和7周后,测定蚯蚓的生长发育指标、存活率以及体内酶活性的变化情况。此外,还测定了不同深度土壤中Bt蛋白的含量以及用Bt蛋白直接饲喂的赤子爱胜蚓的存活率。【结果】与种植过非转基因水稻MH63的土壤相比,分别种植过含cry2A和cry1C基因水稻后的土壤对赤子爱胜蚓的生长发育、存活率及体内酶活性无显著影响。1月份和3月份转cry2A基因水稻田以及1月份转cry1C基因水稻田采集的表层土样中的Bt蛋白含量显著高于地下10 cm和地下20 cm土壤中的含量,地下2层土样中的Cry2A蛋白含量之间无差异。3月份转cry1C基因水稻田以及6月份转cry2A和转cry1C基因水稻田的土壤中Bt蛋白的含量均不受土壤深度的影响。种植的后茬作物对土壤中的Bt蛋白无显著消解作用。室内模拟土壤最高Bt蛋白浓度的条件下,Cry2A蛋白处理的蚯蚓存活率为96.7%,Cry1C蛋白处理的蚯蚓存活率为95.0%,两者与对照相比无显著差异。【结论与意义】转cry2A和cry1C基因Bt水稻的种植对蚯蚓的生长发育和体内酶活性无显著影响。本研究为转基因水稻的安全评价提供了一定的依据。  相似文献   

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转Bt水稻土壤跳虫群落组成及其数量变化   总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5       下载免费PDF全文
祝向钰  李志毅  常亮  袁一扬  戈峰  吴刚  陈法军 《生态学报》2012,32(11):3546-3554
以转Bt水稻恢复系"克螟稻"(Cry1Ab纯合基因型)和"华恢1号"(Cry1Ab+Cry1Ac融合基因型)以及融合基因型转Bt水稻杂交系"Bt汕忧63",及其对照亲本水稻"秀水11"、"明恢63"和"汕优63"稻田土壤跳虫类群为对象,系统研究转Bt水稻种植下土壤跳虫群落组成及其数量动态变化,以评价不同基因型和不同育种品系转Bt水稻种植下稻田土壤生态安全性。结果表明,转Bt水稻种植导致土壤跳虫个别稀有类群的消失,并显著影响半土生和真土生类群以及土壤跳虫总量,但对群落多样性、均匀度和种类丰富度等影响不显著。与对照亲本相比,Cry1Ab转Bt稻田半土生类群和土壤跳虫总量及其种类丰富度指标显著增加了54.7%、44.4%和26.7%;Cry1Ab+Cry1Ac转Bt杂交稻田球角跳属百分比和真土生跳虫数量显著增加了212.3%和180.4%。就恢复系处理而言,与Cry1Ab转Bt水稻相比,Cry1Ab+Cry1Ac转Bt水稻种植导致棘跳属、球角跳属和原等跳属百分比以及半土生跳虫数量分别显著降低了62.1%、56.7%、61.8%和43.4%,同时,显著提高了裔符跳属百分比达88.2%。就Cry1Ab+Cry1Ac融合基因型转Bt水稻而言,与恢复系相比,转Bt杂交稻种植导致球角跳属和原等跳属百分比,半土生类群和土壤跳虫总量及其种类丰富度和群落多样性显著增加了312.9%和171.6%,302.4%和233.2%,以及54.0%和26.7%,同时,显著降低了裔符跳属百分比达65.5%。  相似文献   

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Cry1Ab蛋白对稻纵卷叶螟幼虫体内三种保护酶活性的影响   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
室内采用酶活力测定方法研究转B t基因水稻表达的Cry1Ab蛋白对稻纵卷叶螟幼虫体内3种保护酶(AChE、SOD和CAT)活性的影响。结果表明,用转B t基因水稻处理稻纵卷叶螟幼虫,饲喂4 h、36 h后,其体内AChE活力分别比对照增加了52.09%、128.51%,并且都极显著(P<0.01)高于对照组;取食转基因水稻叶片4 h后,幼虫体内SOD酶活性比对照提高了91.5%,与对照有显著差异;36 h后活性达到最大值,但与对照差异不显著。取食转基因水稻叶片24 h后,幼虫体内CAT酶活性达到最大值且高于对照,但与对照差异不显著;48 h后酶活性受到显著抑制,与对照差异显著。同时,测定了幼虫体内及其粪便中Cry1Ab蛋白含量的变化,结果表明,取食转基因水稻叶片12 h后,进入体内的Cry1Ab蛋白随粪便排出,幼虫体内的Cry1Ab蛋白含量一直低于粪便中的含量,且在24 h时两者差异达到最大。由于Cry1Ab蛋白在幼虫体内的积累,扰乱了稻纵卷叶螟幼虫体内AChE、SOD和C AT保护酶的动态平衡,使虫体内自由基的清除遇到障碍,从而对其产生毒害作用。  相似文献   

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本文采用活体生测的方法测定了转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因水稻对大螟Sesamia inferens(Walker)幼虫的取食、生长以及存活的影响。结果表明,以转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因水稻为食的大螟3龄和5龄幼虫的累计取食量和相对摄食率与对照相比都显著的减少。取食转Bt水稻后,大螟3龄和5龄幼虫体重均出现负增长。随着取食转基因水稻时间的延长,大螟3龄幼虫的校正死亡率可以达到100%,5龄幼虫的校正死亡率达到85%。  相似文献   

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Large quantities of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn plant residue are left in the field after harvest, which may have implications for the soil ecosystem. Potential impacts on soil organisms will also depend on the persistence of the Bt toxin in plant residues. Therefore, it is important to know how long the toxin persists in plant residues. In two field studies in the temperate corn-growing region of Switzerland we investigated degradation of the Cry1Ab toxin in transgenic Bt corn leaves during autumn, winter and spring using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In the first field trial, representing a tillage system, no degradation of the Cry1Ab toxin was observed during the first month. During the second month, Cry1Ab toxin concentrations decreased to approximately 20% of their initial values. During winter, there was no further degradation. When temperatures again increased in spring, the toxin continued to degrade slowly, but could still be detected in June. In the second field trial, representing a no-tillage system, Cry1Ab toxin concentrations decreased without initial delay as for soil-incorporated Bt plants, to 38% of the initial concentration during the first 40 days. They then continued to decrease until the end of the trial after 200 days in June, when 0.3% of the initial amount of Cry1Ab toxin was detected. Our results suggest that extended pre- and post-commercial monitoring are necessary to assess the long-term impact of Bt toxin in transgenic plant residues on soil organisms.  相似文献   

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外源蛋白在环境中的残留与积累是转Bt基因作物环境安全评价的重要内容之一。我国已育成多个具有商业化前景的Bt稻品系,但目前多年种植Bt稻后Bt外源蛋白是否会在土壤中积累还不清楚。本研究在同一试验田连续9年种植了转cry1Ab/1Ac基因明恢63(华恢1号)和转cry2A基因明恢63水稻,采用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)跟踪监测了分蘖期和收获后60 d根际土中外源蛋白含量变化,试验第1年(2012年)和最后1年(2020年)还测定了苗期、开花期和成熟期根际土中外源蛋白含量。结果表明: 2012年,转cry1Ab/1Ac基因明恢63在苗期、分蘖期、开花期、成熟期和收获后60 d根际土中外源蛋白含量分别为1.25、1.77、1.97、1.71和0.30 ng·g-1,2020年分别为1.30、1.69、2.03、1.77和0.43 ng·g-1;2012年,转cry2A基因明恢63在苗期、分蘖期、开花期、成熟期和收获后60 d根际土中外源蛋白含量分别为0.91、1.52、1.53、1.37和0.12 ng·g-1,2020年分别为0.95、1.43、1.61、1.40和0.15 ng·g-1。多因素方差分析显示,时间效应对Bt外源蛋白积累不显著,而品种和生育期效应显著。Bt稻生长过程中根际土中可以检测出微量的Bt外源蛋白,但收获后60 d已经基本降解完毕,根际土中Bt外源蛋白含量不会随着种植时间的增加而累积。  相似文献   

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Evolution of resistance in pests threatens the long-term efficacy of insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) used in sprays and transgenic crops. Previous work showed that genetically modified Bt toxins Cry1AbMod and Cry1AcMod effectively countered resistance to native Bt toxins Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac in some pests, including pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella). Here we report that Cry1AbMod and Cry1AcMod were also effective against a laboratory-selected strain of pink bollworm resistant to Cry2Ab as well as to Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac. Resistance ratios based on the concentration of toxin killing 50% of larvae for the resistant strain relative to a susceptible strain were 210 for Cry2Ab, 270 for Cry1Ab, and 310 for Cry1Ac, but only 1.6 for Cry1AbMod and 2.1 for Cry1AcMod. To evaluate the interactions among toxins, we tested combinations of Cry1AbMod, Cry1Ac, and Cry2Ab. For both the resistant and susceptible strains, the net results across all concentrations tested showed slight but significant synergism between Cry1AbMod and Cry2Ab, whereas the other combinations of toxins did not show consistent synergism or antagonism. The results suggest that the modified toxins might be useful for controlling populations of pink bollworm resistant to Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, or both.  相似文献   

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A glasshouse experiment was undertaken to provide baseline data on the variation between conventional maize (Zea mays L.) varieties and genetically modified maize plants expressing the insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis protein (Bt, Cry1Ab). The objective was to determine whether the variation in soil parameters under a range of conventional maize cultivars exceeded the differences between Bt and non-Bt maize cultivars. Variations in plant growth parameters (shoot and root biomass, percentage carbon, percentage nitrogen), Bt protein concentration in shoots, roots and soil, soil nematode abundance and soil microbial community structure were determined. Eight paired varieties (i.e. varieties genetically modified to express Bt protein and their near-isogenic control varieties) were investigated, together with a Bt variety for which no near-isogenic control was available (NX3622, a combined transformant expressing both Bt and herbicide tolerance) and a conventional barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) variety which was included as a positive control. The only plant parameter which showed a difference between Bt varieties and near-isogenic counterparts was the shoot carbon to nitrogen ratio; this was observed for only two of the eight varieties, and so was not attributable to the Bt trait. There were no detectable differences in the concentration of Bt protein in plant or soil with any of the Bt-expressing varieties. There were significant differences in the abundance of soil nematodes, but this was not related to the Bt trait. Differences in previously published soil nematode studies under Bt maize were smaller than these varietal effects. Soil microbial community structure, as determined by phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, was strongly affected by plant growth stage but not by the Bt trait. The experimental addition of purified Cry1Ab protein to soil confirmed that, at ecologically relevant concentrations, there were no measurable effects on microbial community structure.  相似文献   

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The insecticidal toxin encoded by the cry1Ab gene from Bacillus thuringiensis was released in root exudates from transgenic Bt corn during 40 days of growth in soil amended to 0, 3, 6, 9, or 12% (v/v) with montmorillonite or kaolinite in a plant growth room and from plants grown to maturity in the field. The presence of the toxin in rhizosphere soil was determined by immunological and larvicidal assays. No toxin was detected in any soils from isogenic non-Bt corn or without plants. Persistence of the toxin was apparently the result of its binding on surface-active particles in the soils, which reduced the biodegradation of the toxin. The release of the toxin could enhance the control of insect pests or constitute a hazard to nontarget organisms, including the microbiota of soil, and increase the selection of toxin-resistant target insects.  相似文献   

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Sesamia nonagrioides is one of the most damaging pests of corn in Spain and other Mediterranean countries. Bt corn expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin is being grown on about 58,000 ha in Spain. Here we studied the mode of action of this Cry protein on S. nonagrioides (binding to specific receptors, stability of binding, and pore formation) and the modes of action of other Cry proteins that were found to be active in this work (Cry1Ac, Cry1Ca, and Cry1Fa). Binding assays were performed with (125)I- or biotin-labeled toxins and larval brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV). Competition experiments indicated that these toxins bind specifically and that Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, and Cry1Ac share a binding site. Cry1Ca and Cry1Fa bind to different sites. In addition, Cry1Fa binds to Cry1A's binding site with very low affinity and vice versa. Binding of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac was found to be stable over time, which indicates that the observed binding is irreversible. The pore-forming activity of Cry proteins on BBMV was determined using the voltage-sensitive fluorescent dye DiSC(3)(5). Membrane permeability increased in the presence of the active toxins Cry1Ab and Cry1Fa but not in the presence of the nonactive toxin Cry1Da. In terms of resistance management, based on our results and the fact that Cry1Ca is not toxic to Ostrinia nubilalis, we recommend pyramiding of Cry1Ab with Cry1Fa in the same Bt corn plant for better long-term control of corn borers.  相似文献   

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The survival of KS-SC DiPel-resistant and -susceptible European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), was evaluated on different tissues from corn, Zea mays L., hybrids, including a nontransgenic and two transgenic corn plants (events MON810 and Bt11) expressing high doses of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1Ab. The survival of Bt-resistant and -susceptible third instars was similar after a 5-d exposure to transgenic plant tissues. Survivors eventually died when returned to Bt corn tissues, but many were able to continue development when transferred to non-Bt corn tissues. Survival of resistant and susceptible larvae also was evaluated in bioassays with dilutions of leaf extracts from the three corn hybrids incorporated in an artificial diet. In these assays, survival was significantly higher for resistant O. nubilalis neonates at three of the five dilutions compared with the susceptible strain, but the resistance ratio was only 2.2- and 2.4-fold for MON810 and Bt11, respectively. The data demonstrate that Bt-resistant and unselected control O. nubilalis larvae were similar in susceptibility to MON810 and Bt11 event corn hybrids. Although we were unable to evaluate the Cry1Ab protein that larvae were exposed to in the transgenic tissue because of company restrictions, Cry1Ab protoxin produced in Escherichia coli was incubated with extracts from non-Bt corn leaves to simulate the in planta effect on the transgenic protein. Cry1Ab protoxin was hydrolyzed rapidly by enzymes in the corn extract into peptide fragments with molecular masses ranging from 132 to 74 kDa, and eventually 58 kDa. Overall, these data suggest that plant enzymes hydrolyze transgenic toxin to one that is functionally activated. Therefore, resistant insect populations with reduced proteinase activity do not seem to pose a threat to the efficacy of commercial MON810 and Bt11 corn hybrids.  相似文献   

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A series of laboratory assays were performed to compare the relative impact of commercial and experimental cultivars of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (L.), expressing zero, one, or two insecticidal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner, on several lepidopteran pests. Assays in which larvae were fed fresh plant tissue indicated that dual-toxin B. thuringiensis (Bt) cultivars, expressing both Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab endotoxins of B. thuringiensis, were more toxic to bollworms, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), and beet armyworms, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner), than single-toxin cultivars expressing Cry1Ac. Assays in which lyophilized plant tissue was incorporated into artificial diet also indicated improved activity of the dual-toxin Bt cultivar compared with single-toxin plants. Both bollworm and tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), growth was reduced by Bt cotton, particularly the dual-toxin cultivar. Although assays with lyophilized tissues were done using largely sublethal doses, bollworm survival was reduced by the dual-toxin cultivar. It appears that this newly developed Bt cotton expressing two toxins will be more effective and have a wider range of activity on these lepidopteran pests.  相似文献   

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Abstract:  Laboratory studies were performed to characterize the lepidopteran toxicity of cotton plants expressing two different toxin proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), in order to assess insect resistance management implications of a commercial, two-toxin transgenic cotton. An independent and additive interactive effect of two Bt δ -endotoxins expressed by the transgenic cotton variety 15985 was demonstrated by examining the responses of Heliothis virescens (F.), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), and Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) larvae to field- or greenhouse-grown tissue from genetic near-isolines, which expressed Cry1A only, Cry2Ab only, or both toxins. In all cases, the Cry2Ab component was the larger contributor to total toxicity in the two-toxin isoline. Toxin-specific, quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests confirmed that the levels of each toxin in tissues of the two-toxin isoline were not statistically different (P > 0.05) from the levels found in the corresponding tissues of the respective single-toxin isoline. Resistance management considerations were discussed. Considering the additive interaction of toxins, a relatively simple insect resistance-monitoring procedure was proposed for the monitoring of commercial cotton varieties expressing both toxins.  相似文献   

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Agricultural systems often provide a model for testing ecological hypotheses, while ecological theory can enable more effective pest management. One of the best examples of this is the interaction between host‐plant resistance and natural enemies. With the advent of crops that are genetically modified to produce insecticidal toxins from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a new form of host‐plant resistance has been introduced to agroecosystems. How Bt crops interact with natural enemies, especially insect pathogens in below‐ground systems, is not well understood, but provides a unique opportunity to study below‐ground tritrophic interactions. In this study, we used two species of entomopathogenic fungi and three species of entomopathogenic nematodes to determine how this community of soil‐borne natural enemies might interact with Bt maize (event 59122, expressing the insecticidal protein Cry34/35Ab1) to affect survival and development of western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), which is an obligate root feeder and a serious pest of maize. We ran two experiments, one in a greenhouse and one in a growth chamber. Both experiments consisted of a fully crossed design with two maize treatments (Bt maize and non‐Bt maize) and two entomopathogen treatments (present or absent). The community of entomopathogens significantly increased mortality of western corn rootworm, and Bt maize increased larval developmental time and mortality. Entomopathogens and Bt maize acted in an independent and additive manner, with both factors increasing the mortality of western corn rootworm. Results from this study suggest that entomopathogens may complement host‐plant resistance from Bt crops.  相似文献   

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