Bt Crops and Pests Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 99
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural insects and pest management; environmental risk assessment of GM crops
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Interests: integrated pest management; Bt crops
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In agro-ecosystems, insect pests cause significant economic losses to agricultural production, making effective pest management essential for food security. Conventional methods, particularly chemical insecticides, have often failed to prevent the extensive damage caused by these pests. As a result, genetically engineered Bt crops have emerged as a promising alternative for pest control.
This Special Issue aims to present recent research advances, prospects and challenges related to the use of genetically modified Bt crops for pest management. It also aims to explore the strategies developed to overcome these challenges.
This Special Issue covers a wide range of topics related to the application of Bt crops in pest management. This includes the development and application of novel genetically engineered Bt crops, their efficacy against target pests, and environmental safety assessments. The scope of this Special Issue includes the ecological adaptability and survival of Bt crops, their unintended effects, and their impact on non-target organisms and biodiversity. Additionally, this Special Issue will explore gene flow, the degradation of Bt plant residues in soil, and their effects on soil ecosystems. The potential evolution risks associated with the resistance of pests to Bt crops and strategies for managing this resistance will also be addressed, as well as the integration of the biological and ecological characteristics of target pests in resistance management.
Prof. Dr. Lanzhi Han
Dr. Fei Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insect-resistant transgenic Bt crops
- pest management
- environmental risk assessment
- ecological adaptability
- ecological adaptability and survival competitiveness
- gene flow
- unintended effects in environment
- non-target effect and biodiversity
- insect resistance evolution and management
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