Transgenic pea seeds expressing the α-amylase inhibitor of the common bean are resistant to bruchid beetles

Bio/Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 793-796

  Shade, Richard E ^a,c   Schroetter, Hartmut E ^a,b   Pueyo, José J ^a,d   Tabe, Linda M ^a,b   Murdock, Larry L ^a,c   Higgins, T J V ^a,b   Chrispeels, Maarten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CSIRO PLANT INDUSTRY   (Australia)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; AMYLASE INHIBITOR;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEAN; BEETLE; GENE TRANSFER; PEA;

ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS CHINENSIS; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CICER ARIETINUM; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 0028041555     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0894-793     Document Type: Article

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