Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) insecticidal crystal protein gene in transgenic potato

Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Chan, Ming Tsair ^a   Chen, Liang Jwu ^b   Chang, Hsin Hsiung ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Bacillus thuringiensis; cryIA(a) gene expression; Insecticidal crystal protein; Transgenic potato

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030057461     PISSN: 00068063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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