Monday, November 13, 2006
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Herculex® Family of Corn Insect Protection Traits: Commercial and Research Updates.
J. Edward King, Jeff Edwards, Paul Neese, and Gary Thompson. Dow AgroSciences, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Dow AgroSciences LLC, through its affiliate Mycogen Seeds, and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc have been working since 1995 to jointly develop novel biotech products for the control of insect pests of maize. In 2003, Herculex® I Insect Protection was the first product released for sale under the Herculex family of traits. Herculex I expresses Cry1F insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain aizawai, and provides broad-spectrum protection against lepidopterous pests of maize. Herculex® RW Rootworm Protection expresses two insecticidal proteins, Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1, which have been derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain PS149B1, and provides a high level of control against western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), and Mexican corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera zeae). Herculex® XTRA Insect Protection will combine the broad-spectrum protection of Herculex I with the corn rootworm protection of Herculex RW. This poster will provide the latest updates on commercialization, registration and research on the Herculex family of traits.
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