Gamma aminobutyrate: From intellectual curiosity to practical pest control

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1045-1048

  Shelp, Barry J ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, Owen R ^a,c   Bown, Alan W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma aminobutyrate; Glutamate decarboxylase; Invertebrate pests; Plant defense

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; TOBACCO;

NEUROTRANSMITTERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HERBIVORY; INVERTEBRATE; PEST CONTROL; PLANT DEFENSE;

CHORISTONEURA ROSACEANA; GLYCINE MAX; INVERTEBRATA; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0346463034     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-105     Document Type: Short Survey

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