Genetic engineering of crop plants for insect resistance - A critical review

Crop Protection

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-191

  Hilder, Vaughan A ^a   Boulter, Donald ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Insect resistance; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PEST RESISTANCE; PLANT BREEDING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0033119509     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(99)00028-9     Document Type: Review

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