1. Describe the effects of the ECB infestations you used.
Were all corn varieties equally effective at controlling the ECB? How do you know?On the infestations I used on the golden crop corn, I did not infest them at all and the weight was abundant. On the bt 456, the I used a low concentration and the numbers were lower, but not by much. On the bt123 a low concentration was used, however, the numbers were not far from the bt 456 at a low infestation. Superharvest was used at a high concentration and the numbers were substantially low.
The corn varieties were not equally yolked at controlling the ecb. Based of my data, the corn seed make the difference.2. If there was no ECB infestation in a certain year, would a farmer gain or lose financially by planting Bt corn? Explain why.If there were no infestation in a year, the likelihood of bt corn profiting would be positive more than negative.
I say this because of what is included in the corn when it’s made. The farmer would probably profit if he is in the business of animal corn. He would also profit because of the insects not being able to eat his crop.3. What might happen if Bt corn affects non-target organisms such as beneficial insects or harmless insects?If bt corn were to affect the beneficial insects then that may mean that the crop may not grow. If there are some beneficial insects that would help the plants grow, the bt corn can stop that production.
4. What might happen if ECB became resistant to Bt?If ecb became resistant to bt corn then plants would not grow.5. Discuss possible benefits and drawbacks of a transgenic organism such as Bt corn.The benefits would include the possible elimination of widespread insecticides and the one of the drawbacks would be acres and acres of corn that could not be consumed by humans.
6. A farmer planted a field of Bt 123 corn and wants to estimate the yield in terms of bushels per acre. He counts 22 ears in 1/1000 of an acre. He determines that each ear has about 700 kernels on average. He also knows that a bushel contains about 90 000 kernels on average.
What is the farmer's estimate of yield in bushels/acre?
