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Title: NC-205 RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT MEETING: A FORUM FOR INDUSTRY, ACADEMICS AND EPA

Author
item Hellmich Ii, Richard
item WITKOWSKI, JOHN - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
item HIGGINS, RANDALL - KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/21/1997
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The North Central Regional Research Committee NC-205 (Ecology and Management of European Corn Borer and Other Stalk-Boring Lepidoptera) has sponsored four conferences and two meetings regarding managing European corn borer resistance to transgenic corn. Members of the committee believe that resistance management is important. A successful program will require eproducer participation, and cooperation among industry, academic and government representatives. The NC-205 Resistance Management meeting provides a forum for all parties to discuss general and specific issues concerning European corn borer resistance management. Topics discussed at two meetings (Kansas City, MO, September 1996; Des Moines, IA, January 1997) included: Monitoring for Insect Resistance; Education, Extension and Surveys; Managing Resistance of Other Insects (especially rootworm); and Ongoing Research and Future Needs. The Rootworm Technical Committee (NCR- 46) participated in the 1997 meeting. We hope this will lead to programs that consider resistance management for both corn borer and rootworm. The resistance management forum provides opportunities for sharing information, fine-tuning programs, establishing research priorities, reducing redundancies, and building trust among all participants. The first product from these meetings will be an NC-205 Resistance Management extension publication. The meetings were attended by university researchers and extension specialists from 20 states, including each state in the corn belt, representatives from government agencies (ARS, CSREES, EPA), seed corn industry and gene suppliers (DeKalb, Dow Elanco, ICI-Garst, Monsanto, Mycogen, Novartis, Pioneer, and Plant Genetic Systems), and crop consultants (KS, MO).