Carotenoids moderate the effectiveness of a Bt gene against the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis

Daniela Zanga; Georgina Sanahuja; Matilde Eizaguirre; Ramon Albajes; Paul Christou; Teresa Capell; Paul Fraser; Chris Gerrisch; Carmen López

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199317

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Carotenoids moderate the effectiveness of a Bt gene against the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis

Daniela Zanga,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Current address: Laboratori de Sanitat Vegetal, Departament d’Agricultura, Ramadera i Pesca, Generalitat de Catalunya, Lleida, Spain

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Georgina Sanahuja,

Roles Resources

Current address: Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Homestead, FL, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Matilde Eizaguirre ,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: eizaguirre@pvcf.udl.cat

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9371-3314

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Ramon Albajes,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Paul Christou,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Teresa Capell,

Roles Project administration, Resources

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Paul Fraser,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Chris Gerrisch,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Carmen López

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Crop and Forest Sciences, University of Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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Carotenoids moderate the effectiveness of a Bt gene against the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis

Daniela Zanga,
Georgina Sanahuja,
Matilde Eizaguirre,
Ramon Albajes,
Paul Christou,
Teresa Capell,
Paul Fraser,
Chris Gerrisch,
Carmen López

Published: July 10, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199317

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