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Global challenges faced by engineered Bacillus thuringiensis Cry genes in soybean (Glycine max L.) in the twenty-first century

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The most important insect pests causing severe economic damages to soybean (Glycine max L.) production worldwide are Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, Noctuidae), Anticarsia gemmatalis (Hübner, Erebidae), Helicoverpa gelotopoeon (Dyar, Noctuidae), Crocidosema aporema (Walsingham; Tortricidae), Spodoptera albula (Walker, Noctuidae), S. cosmiodes (Walker, Noctuidae), S. eridania (Stoll, Noctuidae), S. frugiperda (Smith; Noctuidae), Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, Noctuidae), H. zea (Boddie; Noctuidae) and Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera,Platygastidae). Despite the success of biotech Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)/herbicide tolerance (HT)-soybean in the past decade in terms of output, unforeseen mitigated performances have been observed due to changes in climatic events that favors the emergence of insect resistance. Thus, there is a need to develop hybrids with elaborated gene stacking to avert the upsurge in insect field tolerance to crystal (Cry) toxins in Bt-soybean. This study covers the performance of important commercial transgenic soybean developed to outwit destructive insects. New gene stacking soybean events such as Cry1Ac-, Cry1AF- and PAT-soybean (DAS-81419-2®, Conkesta™ technology), and MON-87751-7 × MON-87701–2 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 (bearing Cry1A.105 [Cry1Ab, Cry1F, Cry1Ac], Cry2Ab, Cry1Ac) are being approved and deployed in fields. Following this deployment trend, we recommend herein that plant-mediated RNA interference into Bt-soybean, and the application of RNA-based pesticides that is complemented by other best agricultural practices such as refuge compliance, and periodic application of low-level insecticides could maximize trait durability in Bt-soybean production in the twenty-first century.

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Abbreviations

PMRi:

Plant-mediated RNA interference

Bt:

Bacillus thuringiensis

HT:

Herbicide tolerance

GM:

Genetically modified

MAB:

Marker-assisted breeding

PAT:

Phosphinothricin acetyltransferase

AICc:

Akaike Information Criterion, corrected

BIC:

Bayesian Information Criterion

Cry:

Crystal

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This research was supported by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India (DBT/TWAS PG fellowship no. 3240223450) and Alexander von Humbolt (AvH) foundation.

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  1. Department of Biological Control, Advanced Biotech Cooperative, Bali Nyonga, Cameroon

    Louis Bengyella, Elsie Laban Yekwa & Dobgima J. Fonmboh

  2. Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center (TFREC), College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), Washington State University, Pullman, USA

    Louis Bengyella

  3. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, 1911, Gauteng, South Africa

    Louis Bengyella

  4. Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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    Robinson C. Jose

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    Dobgima J. Fonmboh

  7. Department of Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université des Montagnes, Bangangté, Cameroon

    Ernest Tambo

  8. Department of Biotechnology, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, West Bengal, 721657, India

    Pranab Roy

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Bengyella, L., Yekwa, E.L., Iftikhar, S. et al. Global challenges faced by engineered Bacillus thuringiensis Cry genes in soybean (Glycine max L.) in the twenty-first century. 3 Biotech 8, 464 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-018-1484-8

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