Toxicity of transgenic corn tissues expressing insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis berliner to southwestern corn borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in the laboratory

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-315

  Allen, Kerry C ^a   Pitre, Henry N ^a,b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clay Lyle Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ab toxicity; Southwestern corn borer

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; CRAMBINAE; DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646046843     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-40.3.307     Document Type: Article

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