Transgenic indica rice plants harboring a synthetic cry2A* gene of Bacillus thuringiensis exhibit enhanced resistance against lepidopteran rice pests

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1330-1337

  Chen, Hao ^a   Tang, Wei ^a   Xu, Caiguo ^a   Li, Xianghua ^a   Lin, Yongjun ^a   Zhang, Qifa ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CROPS; GENES; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BIOASSAYS; SEED GERMINATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; RICE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CROSSES, GENETIC; ENDOTOXINS; GENETIC VECTORS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; LEPIDOPTERA; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PESTS; PLANTS; POISONS; PROTEINS; RICE;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 27744535850     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-005-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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