Testing transgenes for insect resistance using Arabidopsis

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-194

  Santos, Michael O ^a,b   Adang, Michael J ^a   All, John N ^a   Boerma, H Roger ^a   Parrott, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cowpea trypsin inhibitor; Insect resistance; Pyramiding; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COWPEA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; INSECT POPULATION; INSECT RESISTANCE; PYRAMIDING; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENE; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GLYCINE MAX; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; PSEUDOPLUSIA INCLUDENS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; ZEA;

EID: 0000077359     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009603101549     Document Type: Article

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