Bacillus thuringiensis toxin-mediated insect resistance in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-13

  De Maagd, Ruud A ^a   Bosch, Dirk ^a   Stiekema, Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT RESISTANCE; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0032996801     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(98)01356-9     Document Type: Review

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