Abstract: Crop ManagementVolume 9, Issue 1 p. 1-8 Crop Management Research Assessing Bt Silage Corn in Maine John Jemison, Corresponding Author John Jemison Extension Professor [email protected] University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono, Maine, ME, 04469Corresponding author: John Jemison. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorChris Reberg-Horton, Chris Reberg-Horton Assistant Professor Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695Search for more papers by this author John Jemison, Corresponding Author John Jemison Extension Professor [email protected] University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Orono, Maine, ME, 04469Corresponding author: John Jemison. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorChris Reberg-Horton, Chris Reberg-Horton Assistant Professor Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695Search for more papers by this author First published: 22 October 2010 https://doi.org/10.1094/CM-2010-1022-01-RSCitations: 1 Jemison, J., and Reberg-Horton, C. 2010. Assessing Bt silage corn in Maine. Online. Crop Management doi:10.1094/CM-2010-1022-01-RS. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Over 90 percent of the corn grown in Maine is grown for silage, yet most research has focused on the effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn as grain corn. In response to grower interest, a seven site-year-location (SYL) study was conducted across the dairy production region of Maine to evaluate the effect of Bt corn on insect feeding damage, silage corn yield, mycotoxin content in chopped silage, and forage quality. Black cutworm damage over the course of the study was generally less than 1%, and European corn borer (ECB) damage was light to moderate with stalk tunneling between 2% for Bt hybrids and 11% based on non-Bt hybrids. Although Bt significantly reduced ECB feeding in leaves and stalks, this did not lead to yield, silage mycotoxin, or forage quality differences. 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