An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australiaen
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationPurdue Universityen
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0974-0en
cg.identifier.iitathemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1612-4758en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalJournal of Pest Scienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaCOWPEAen
cg.subject.iitaGRAIN LEGUMESen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT HEALTHen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.volume91en
dc.contributor.authorBa, Malick N.en
dc.contributor.authorHuesing, J.E.en
dc.contributor.authorTamo, Manueleen
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, T.J.V.en
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, B.R.en
dc.contributor.authorMurdock, L.L.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-25T11:48:36Zen
dc.date.available2018-05-25T11:48:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/92906
dc.titleAn assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africaen
dcterms.abstractCowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.) is the most economically important legume crop in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Cowpea is grown primarily by subsistence farmers who consume the leaves, pods and grain on farm or sell grain in local markets. Processed cowpea foods such as akara (a deep-fat fried fritter) are popular in the rapidly expanding urban areas. Demand far exceeds production due, in part, to a variety of insect pests including, in particular, the lepidopteran legume pod borer (LPB) Maruca vitrata. Genetically engineered Bt-cowpea, based on cry1Ab (Event 709) and cry2Ab transgenes, is being developed for use in sub-Saharan Africa to address losses from the LBP. Before environmental release of transgenic cowpeas, the Bt Cry proteins they express need to be assessed for potential effects on non-target organisms, particularly arthropods. Presented here is an assessment of the potential effects of those Cry proteins expressed in cowpea for control of LPB. Based on the history of safe use of Bt proteins, as well as the fauna associated with cultivated and wild cowpea in sub-Saharan Africa results indicate negligible effects on non-target organisms.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2018-04-10
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBa, M.N., Huesing, J.E., Tamò, M., Higgins, T.J., Pittendrigh, B.R. & Murdock, L.L. (2018). An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in West Africa. Journal of Pest Science, 1-15.en
dcterms.extent1-15en
dcterms.issued2018-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectcowpeasen
dcterms.subjectmaruca vitrataen
dcterms.subjectenvironmental risk assessmenten
dcterms.subjectlegume pod boreren
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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