Enhanced resistance of snowdrop lectin (Galanthus nivalis L. agglutinin)- expressing maize to Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis Guenée)

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 873-880

  Wang, Zhao Yu ^a   Sun, Xiao Fen ^b   Wang, Fei ^a   Tang, Ke Xuan ^c   Zhang, Ju Ren ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corn borer; Galanthus nivalis agglutinin gene (gna); Maize; Resistance to pests; Transgene

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; PEST RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA FURNACALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24944460989     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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