Expression of a Bacillus thuringiensis cryIA(c) gene in transgenic peanut plants and its efficacy against lesser cornstalk borer

Transgenic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-176

  Singsit, Chong ^a   Adang, Michael J ^c   Lynch, Robert E ^b   Anderson, William F ^a   Wang, Aiming ^a   Cardineau, Guy ^d   Ozias Akins, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Mycogen Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachis hypogaea; embryogenesis; insect resistance; plant transformation; somatic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031105998     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018481805928     Document Type: Article

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