Genetic engineering with α-amylase inhibitors makes seeds resistant to bruchids

Seed Science Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-263

  Chrispeels, Maarten J ^a   Grossi De Sa, M Fatima ^b   Higgins, T J V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amylase; Amylase inhibitors; Bruchids; Genetic engineering; Insect resistance

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BEAN; CHIMERIC GENE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; ZABROTES SUBFASCIATUS;

PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 2642617793     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500004153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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