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An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa

dc.contributor.authorBa, Malick N.
dc.contributor.authorHuesing, J.E.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.contributor.authorHiggins, T.J.V.
dc.contributor.authorPittendrigh, B.R.
dc.contributor.authorMurdock, L.L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:19:13Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:19:13Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-10
dc.identifier.citationBa, M.N., Huesing, J.E., Tamò, M., Higgins, T.J., Pittendrigh, B.R. & Murdock, L.L. (2018). An assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in West Africa. Journal of Pest Science, 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn1612-4758
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3422
dc.description.abstractCowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.) is the most economically important legume crop in arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Cowpea is grown primarily by subsistence farmers who consume the leaves, pods and grain on farm or sell grain in local markets. Processed cowpea foods such as akara (a deep-fat fried fritter) are popular in the rapidly expanding urban areas. Demand far exceeds production due, in part, to a variety of insect pests including, in particular, the lepidopteran legume pod borer (LPB) Maruca vitrata. Genetically engineered Bt-cowpea, based on cry1Ab (Event 709) and cry2Ab transgenes, is being developed for use in sub-Saharan Africa to address losses from the LBP. Before environmental release of transgenic cowpeas, the Bt Cry proteins they express need to be assessed for potential effects on non-target organisms, particularly arthropods. Presented here is an assessment of the potential effects of those Cry proteins expressed in cowpea for control of LPB. Based on the history of safe use of Bt proteins, as well as the fauna associated with cultivated and wild cowpea in sub-Saharan Africa results indicate negligible effects on non-target organisms.
dc.format.extent1-15
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCowpeas
dc.subjectMaruca Vitrata
dc.subjectEnvironmental Risk Assessment
dc.subjectLegume Pod Borer
dc.titleAn assessment of the risk of Bt-cowpea to non-target organisms in west Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
cg.contributor.affiliationMichigan State University
cg.contributor.affiliationPurdue University
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.creator.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
cg.researchthemePLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectCowpea
cg.iitasubjectGrain Legumes
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalJournal of Pest Science
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid95223
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-018-0974-0


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