Genetically Engineered Insect Virus Pesticides: Present and Future

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 211-216

  Miller, Lois K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; NEUROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; FORECASTING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; REVIEW; SAFETY; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; FORECASTING; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECTICIDES; NEUROTOXINS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SAFETY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029299653     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1995.1032     Document Type: Article

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