Transgenic plants: An emerging approach to pest control

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Estruch, Juan J ^a   Carozzi, Nadine B ^a   Desai, Nalini ^a   Duck, Nicholas B ^a   Warren, Gregory W ^a   Koziel, Michael G ^a  

^a CIBA Agricultural Biotechnology   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 endotoxins; Bacillus thuringiensis

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; GOSSYPIUM; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0031043865     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0297-137     Document Type: Article

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