Insect-Resistant Genetically-Engineered Crops and Their Intended and Unintended Effects in Agriculture
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Breeding and Genetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 June 2023) | Viewed by 272
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrative plant–insect interactions; pest management; entomology; plant resistance; genetically modified crops; sustainable food production
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the years, conventional breeding methods have helped scientists to develop high-yielding crop varieties, but there are still certain unavoidable factors that have led to a slowed pace in varietal developments. The advent of genetic engineering has remarkably revolutionized agriculture with the development of superior insect-resistant crop varieties harboring resistance against key insect pests and making a huge impact on agriculture development. Insect-resistant, genetically engineered crops have resulted both in increased crop productivity and decreased environmental pollution. With almost three decades of use, transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal proteins have been a fundamental tool for pest management worldwide. Although such genetically engineered crops have been allowed to be commercialized following proper biosafety guidelines and procedures, these crops still face many challenges, including lethal, sublethal, and transgenerational effects of the plant-incorporated protectant on target and non-target insects and organisms in the agroecosystem, pest resistance, gene flow, and some other unintended effects.
This Special Issue will host original research articles and reviews on insect-resistant genetically engineered (IRGE) crops, with emphasis on various strategies adapted to delay resistance development in insect pests, the challenges and future prospects of insect-resistant crops, and their intended and unintended effects on agriculture. Methodological contributions, case studies, and advances in both fundamental and applied studies are warmly welcomed.
Dr. Eliseu José Guedes Pereira
Prof. Dr. Oscar F. Santos-Amaya
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insect-resistant genetically engineered (IRGE) crops
- pesticidal proteins
- biological control
- non-target effects
- change in pest status and ecological dominance
