Expresssion of the insecticidal lectin from snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis agglutinin; GNA) in transgenic wheat plants: Effects on predation by the grain aphid Sitobion avenae

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-73

  Stoger, Eva ^a   Williams, Sarah ^a   Christou, Paul ^a   Down, Rachel E ^b   Gatehouse, John A ^b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphids; GNA; Insect resistance; Lectins; Transgenic plants; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LECTIN; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT BREEDING; SITOBION AVENAE; SNOWDROP; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

BIOASSAY; GENE ENCODING; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

APHID; GALANTHUS NIVALIS AGGLUTININS; GNA; INSECT RESISTANCE; LECTIN; TOTAL SOLUBLE PROTEIN; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC WHEAT; WHEAT; WHEAT PLANTS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

APHIDIDAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOBION AVENAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032987871     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009616413886     Document Type: Article

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