Insect bioassay for determining soil degradation of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki CryIA(b) protein in corn tissue

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 659-664

  Sims, Steven R ^a   Holden, Larry R ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

CryIA(b) protein; Heliothis virescens; soil degradation; transgenic corn

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030485640     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.3.659     Document Type: Article

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