Potato proteins, and other plant proteins, as potential transgenic resistance factors to pollen beetles in oilseed rape

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-260

  Åhman, Inger ^a   Melander, Margareta ^a,b  

^a Svalof Weibull AB   (Sweden)

^b Plant Science Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blossom beetles; Brassica; Lectins; Meligethes; Patatin; Proteinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PEST RESISTANCE; PROTEIN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIGETHES; NITIDULIDAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0141504081     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00292.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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