Pea lectin expressed transgenically in oilseed rape reduces growth rate of pollen beetle larvae

Transgenic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 555-567

  Melander, Margareta ^a,b   Åhman, Inger ^a   Kamnert, Iréne ^a,b   Strömdahl, Ann Charlotte ^a,b  

^a Svalof Weibull AB   (Sweden)

^b Plant Science Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Insect resistance; Meligethes; Pea lectin; Pollen beetle; Transgenic Brassica

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRASSICA NAPUS; CONCANAVALIN A; LARVA; PEAS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIGETHES; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0141747755     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025813526283     Document Type: Article

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