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Transgenic insect resistance traits increase corn yield and yield stability

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Figure 1: Yield stability in isogenic corn hybrid pairs grown in strip trials.
Figure 2: Distributions of grain yield and trait effect.
Figure 3: Geographic distribution of trait effect and technology adoption.

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We would like to thank to GfK Kynetec (http://www.gfk.com/gfk-kynetec/) for sharing sales volume data. This manuscript has been improved by reviews from T. Dennehy, M. Tollenaar, D. Sorensen, B. Goodwin and T. Voelker.

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    Michael D Edgerton, Jon Fridgen, Jenne Ahlgrim, Monty Criswell, Prabhakar Dhungana, Tom Gocken, Zheng Li, Sadayappan Mariappan, Arnold Rosielle & Steven B Stark

  2. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

    John R Anderson Jr

  3. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Johnston, Iowa, USA

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Edgerton, M., Fridgen, J., Anderson, J. et al. Transgenic insect resistance traits increase corn yield and yield stability. Nat Biotechnol 30, 493–496 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2259

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