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ANALYSIS OF INSECT RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR TRANSGENIC BT CORN,
Citation:
Glaser*, J A. ANALYSIS OF INSECT RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR TRANSGENIC BT CORN,. Presented at 6th International Symp. on Environmental Technology & 4th Fourth International Symp. On Cleaner Bioprocesses & Sustainable Development, Veracruz, MEXICO, June 09 - 12, 2002.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
Increasing interest in the responsible management of technology in the industrial and agricultural sectors of the economy has been met through the development of broadly applicable tools to assess the "sustainability" of new technologies. An arena ripe for application of such analysis is the deployment of transgenic crops. The new transgenic crops have seen wide spread application in the U.S. based on the features of higher yield and lower applications of insecticides. Yet open rejection of these new crops in Europe has been the surprising message and has limited their world-wide acceptance. The USEPA Office of Pesticide Programs has worked on the development and analysis of insect resistance management (IRM) strategies and has mandated specific IRM requirements for Bt crops since 1995. Recently, a partnership between ORD and OPPS has been developed to further enhance the Agency's ability to improve the data quality and sustainability of IRM strategies. Status and directions of this ongoing partnership will be discussed.