Bt rice harbouring cry genes controlled by a constitutive or wound-inducible promoter: Protection and transgene expression under Mediterranean field conditions

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 417-430

  Breitler, Jean Christophe ^a   Vassal, Jean Michel ^a   Del Mar Catala, Maria ^b   Meynard, Donaldo ^a   Marfà, Victoria ^b   Melé, Enric ^b   Royer, Monique ^a   Murillo, Isabel ^c   San Segundo, Blanca ^c   Guiderdoni, Emmanuel ^a   Messeguer, Joaquima ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bt rice; cry1Aa; Cry1B; Field evaluation; Insect resistance; Striped stem borer; Wound inducible promoter

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHILO; CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 19944432811     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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