Temporal expression patterns of Cry1Ab insecticidal protein in Bt rice plants and its degradation in paddy soils

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1583-1590

  Bai, Yao Yu ^a,b   Jiang, Ming Xing ^a   Cheng, Jia An ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt rice; Cry1Ab insecticidal proteins; Degradation; Expression; Rice paddy soils

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; JAPONICA;

EID: 23244465669     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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