Transformation of tobacco with genes encoding Helianthus tuberosus agglutinin (HTA) confers resistance to peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae)

Transgenic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 607-614

  Chang, Tuanjie ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Chen, Songbiao ^a   Cai, Huaya ^a   Liu, Xiang ^a   Xiao, Guifang ^a   Zhu, Zhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agglutinin; Helianthus tuberosus; Insect resistance; Peach potato aphid; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININS; ANIMALS; APHIDS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; HELIANTHUS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; APHIDIDAE; HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0142135380     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025810213869     Document Type: Article

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