Transgenic insect resistance traits increase corn yield and yield stability (2024)

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Subjects Relevant articles Estimating agriculture technologies’ impact on maize yield in rural South Africa Effectiveness of the natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton is dominated by local abundance of soybean and maize Large-scale assessment of lepidopteran soybean pests and efficacy of Cry1Ac soybean in Brazil Access options Additional access options: References Acknowledgements Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Ethics declarations Competing interests Supplementary information Supplementary Text and Figures Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article This article is cited by Estimating agriculture technologies’ impact on maize yield in rural South Africa Effectiveness of the natural resistance management refuge for Bt-cotton is dominated by local abundance of soybean and maize Large-scale assessment of lepidopteran soybean pests and efficacy of Cry1Ac soybean in Brazil Degradation of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis proteins in corn tissue in response to post-harvest management practices First documentation of major Vip3Aa resistance alleles in field populations of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Texas, USA References
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  • Michael D Edgerton1,
  • Jon Fridgen1,
  • John R Anderson Jr2,
  • Jenne Ahlgrim1,
  • Monty Criswell1,
  • Prabhakar Dhungana1,
  • Tom Gocken1,
  • Zheng Li1,
  • Sadayappan Mariappan1,
  • Clinton D Pilcher3,
  • Arnold Rosielle1 &
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'Triple-stack' corn hybrids containing genetically engineered traits conferring resistance to major lepidopteran and coleopteran insect pests and to the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup; Monsanto, St. Louis, MO) were planted on 17.8 million ha, approximately half of US corn fields in 2010. The ability of these hybrids to resist insect damage is well documented1,2,3 and farmer surveys report improved farm yields4. However, field experiments have reported variable yield effects. Large5,6, moderate2 and little change in yield7,8 have been reported across years and locations, reflecting variable feeding damage as insect populations shift and interactions between feeding damage and weather9,10,11. Commercial corn breeding programs, which measure yield on millions of plots per year, provide a unique opportunity to observe yield effects over multiple years and locations. In experiments spanning five years and the US corn belt, transgenic insect-resistance traits improved average yield and yield stability, with trait effects increasing as control yield decreases. We estimate that adoption of transgenic seeds increased corn supply in the US by 8.4 million tonnes in 2010.

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We would like to thank to GfK Kynetec (http://www.gfk.com/gfk-kynetec/) for sharing sales volume data. This manuscript has been improved by reviews from T. Dennehy, M. Tollenaar, D. Sorensen, B. Goodwin and T. Voelker.

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    Michael D Edgerton,Jon Fridgen,Jenne Ahlgrim,Monty Criswell,Prabhakar Dhungana,Tom Gocken,Zheng Li,Sadayappan Mariappan,Arnold Rosielle&Steven B Stark

  2. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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  3. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Johnston, Iowa, USA

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