United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service: Advances in the molecular genetic analysis of insects and their application to pest management

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 728-735

  Handler, Alfred M ^a   Beeman, Richard W ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomics; Homeotic genes; Host plant resistance; Insect genetics; Insect transformation

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; INSECT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEST CONTROL; PEST RESISTANCE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; INSECT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PEST MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL; PLANT DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0038339454     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.719     Document Type: Article

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