Soil Inactivation of the Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. kurstaki CryIIA Insecticidal Protein within Transgenic Cotton Tissue: Laboratory Microcosm and Field Studies

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1502-1505

  Sims, Steven R ^a   Ream, Joel E ^b  

^a Whitmire Micro Gen   (United States)

^b Ceregen   (United States)

Author keywords

CryIIA insecticidal protein; Heliothis virescens; Soil degradation; Transgenic cotton

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA;

EID: 0000455934     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960647w     Document Type: Article

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