Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of chickpea with α-amylase inhibitor gene for insect resistance

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-345

  Ignacimuthu, S ^a   Prakash, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

amylase inhibitor; Agrobacterium; Chickpea; Insect resistance

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE INHIBITOR; KANAMYCIN;

BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP DAMAGE; GENE; INHIBITOR; LEGUME; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP PROTECTION; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEGREGATION; INDIA; INSECT RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM; SEGREGATION ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEEVIL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; CICER; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RHIZOBIUM; SEEDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; WEEVILS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AGROBACTERIUM; BRUCHINAE; CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; CICER ARIETINUM; INSECTA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33748793431     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704106     Document Type: Article

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