Baseline toxicity of Cry1Ac toxin against spotted bollworm, Earias vittella (Fab) using a diet-based bioassay

Current Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1593-1597

  Kranthi, S ^a   Kranthi, K R ^a   Siddhabhatti, P M ^a   Dhepe, V R ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR COTTON RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARIAS; EARIAS VITTELLA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA;

EID: 15044350232     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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