Resistance of potatoes transgenic for a cry1Ac9 gene, to Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) over field seasons and between plant organs

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-277

  Davidson, M M ^a,b   Butler, R C ^a   Wratten, S D ^b   Conner, A J ^a,b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cry1Ac9; Field trial; Insect resistance; Phthorimaea operculella; Potato; Potato tuber moth; Solanum tuberosum; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

PEST CONTROL; PEST RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GELECHIIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHTHORIMAEA OPERCULELLA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 28144462489     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00383.x     Document Type: Article

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