Transgenic tobacco and peas expressing a proteinase inhibitor from Nicotiana alata have increased insect resistance

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-365

  Charity, Julia A ^a   Anderson, Marilyn A ^b   Bittisnich, Dennis J ^b   Whitecross, Malcolm ^b   Higgins, T J V ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Helicoverpa armigera; Insect resistance; Protein processing; Proteinase inhibitor; Transgenic tobacco and pea

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CLONE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA TRANSFER; DOMINANT INHERITANCE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GROWTH; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECT RESISTANCE; PEA; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEINASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; SOLUBILITY; STABLE TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

CDNA CLONES; CLONE ENCODING; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECT RESISTANCE; INSECTS PESTS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO AND PEA;

TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA ALATA;

EID: 0032840597     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009633710224     Document Type: Article

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