European Corn Borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Maize — This article is about the cereal grain, primarily known as corn in the United States. For other uses, see Maize (disambiguation). Corn redirects here. For other uses, see Corn (disambiguation). Maize Illustration depicting both male and female… … Wikipedia
Transgenic maize — (corn) has been deliberately genetically modified to have agronomically desirable traits. Traits that have been engineered into corn are resistance to herbicides and incorporation of a gene that codes for the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin,… … Wikipedia
corn borer — noun 1. larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize • Syn: ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
corn borer — noun Date: 1861 any of several insects that bore in maize: as a. European corn borer b. southwestern corn borer … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pyrausta nubilalis — noun 1. larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize • Syn: ↑corn borer • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Genetically modified food — Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These… … Wikipedia
Genetically modified organism — GMO redirects here. For other uses, see GMO (disambiguation). GloFish, the first genetically modified animal to be sold as a pet A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material… … Wikipedia
Grüne Gentechnik — Die Grüne Gentechnik oder Agrogentechnik ist die Anwendung gentechnischer Verfahren im Bereich der Pflanzenzüchtung, deren Ergebnisse transgene Pflanzen oder gentechnisch veränderte Pflanzen genannt werden. Insbesondere bezeichnet der Begriff… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
Bacillus thuringiensis — Spores and bipyramidal crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis morrisoni strain T08025 Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia