Evaluation of transgenic cotton: Preliminary results of the Coodetec-Cirad program in Brazil

Abstract

The objectives and first results of the cooperation program running between COODETEC and CIRAD are presented in this short note. Two species of the genus Spodoptera are being kept in the laboratory for evaluation of transformed lines of Coker 310 with protease inhibitor genes. Certain problems have been encountered in accustoming boll weevils to artificial diet. The adults did not lay eggs. (Résumé d'auteur