Predictive pesticide resistance map generation and use
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsJEAN-LUC GENET, GREGORY M. KEMMITT
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for management of pests, and in greater detail, to the generation of a pesticide resistance map, and to use of the pesticide resistance map in the generation of a recommended treatment protocol for a crop infested with a pest. The disclosure also relates to a method of predicting resistance to pesticides. The disclosure involves collection and use of genotypic sequence information of pests and genotyping, in combination with remote sensing data, to identify pesticide resistance factors.
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1-153. (canceled)
A method of generating a pesticide resistance map of a target pest, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining genotypic information from a plurality of pest samples obtained from a plurality of field locations;
- (b) generating the frequency of one or more genotypes based on the genotypic information, wherein a correlation exists between the genotypes and resistance to at least one pesticide, wherein the correlation is quantified as at least one pesticide resistance factor to at least one pesticide;
- (c) correlating the one or more genotypes to the plurality of field locations to generate a genotype frequency map;
- (d) generating a pesticide resistance map based on the genotype frequency map and the pesticide resistance factor of each genotype;
- (e) identifying candidate pesticides for use in a pesticide application protocol based on the pesticide resistance map;
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- (f) generating a pesticide application protocol for a field location using the pesticide resistance map.
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