Comparative toxicity of Cry1Ac and Cry2Aa δ-endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis against Helicoverpa armigera (H.)

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 817-822

  Gajendra Babu, B ^a   Udayasuriyan, V ^a   Asia Mariam, M ^a   Sivakumar, N C ^a   Bharathi, M ^a   Balasubramanian, G ^a  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Growth inhibition; Helicoverpa armigera; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA;

EID: 0036838067     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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