Modeling the effects of plant-to-plant gene flow, larval behavior, and refuge size on Pest Resistance to Bt Cotton

Heuberger Shannon, Crowder David.W, Brévault Thierry, Tabashnik Bruce E., Carrière Yves. 2011. Modeling the effects of plant-to-plant gene flow, larval behavior, and refuge size on Pest Resistance to Bt Cotton. Environmental Entomology, 40 (2) : 484-495.

Quartile : Q2, Sujet : ENTOMOLOGY

Résumé : Growers of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops often use refuges of non-Bt plants to delay pest resistance, but plant-to-plant gene flow between Bt and non-Bt crops could affect this strategy. Here we used simulation modeling to explore the consequences of pollen- and seed-mediated gene flow in cotton fields on the evolution of resistance in a generic pest. We modeled a landscape of 0.5-ha fields where growers used farm-saved seed, as could often occur in the developing world. Specifically, we examined the effects of moderate and high gene flow rates, larval feeding behavior, dominance of resistance, refuge type and abundance, and the interactions among these factors. With either completely dominant or completely recessive inheritance of resistance, gene flow among plants and larval feeding behavior had limited practical impact on resistance evolution. With intermediate dominance, however, moderate or high gene flow among plants substantially accelerated resistance evolution in some simulations where non-Bt cotton refuges were 5 or 20% of the cotton acreage. The acceleration was usually greater when larvae moved and fed indiscriminately among Bt and non-Bt cotton plants than when larvae were sedentary or discriminated among plant types. Adding alternative host plant refuges to the landscape delayed resistance, while increasing the non-Bt cotton refuge from 20 to 50% of the cotton acreage had positive, negative, or neutral effects, depending on dominance, the amount of alternative host plant refuges, and larval feeding behavior. The results suggest that, under certain conditions, reducing gene flow between refuges and Bt crops could help delay pest resistance.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Gossypium, Bacillus thuringiensis, plante transgénique, résistance aux organismes nuisibles, ravageur des plantes, modèle de simulation, flux de gènes

Classification Agris : F30 - Génétique et amélioration des plantes
H10 - Ravageurs des plantes
U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

Auteurs et affiliations

• Heuberger Shannon, University of Arizona (USA)
• Crowder David.W, Washington State University (USA)
• Brévault Thierry, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR SCA (USA) ORCID: 0000-0003-0159-3509
• Tabashnik Bruce E., University of Arizona (USA)
• Carrière Yves, University of Arizona (USA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/563117/)

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