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Article: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: BT corn performance shown at North Plains Research AG Day
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- June 1, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 1998-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: BT corn performance shown at North Plains Research AG Day (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Two common, but economically damaging pests for corn in the Texas High Plains may be a little less costly, thanks to recent advances in genetic engineering.
Texas A&M entomologists presented these findings from a recent study involving the southwestern and European corn borer at the North Plains Research Field Ag Day here May 21.
"This advance has allowed seed companies to introduce several new corn hybrids containing a gene that kills both borers," said Dr. Carl Patrick, entomologist with the ...