A hybrid Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin gives resistance against a coleopteran and a lepidopteran pest in transgenic potato

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-57

  Naimov, Samir ^a   Dukiandjiev, Stefan ^a   De Maagd, Ruud A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Colorado potato beetle; European corn borer; hybrid Cry1 protein; potato tuber moth; transgenic potato plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141445948     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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