Transgenic expression of onion leaf lectin gene in Indian mustard offers protection against aphid colonization

Crop Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2022-2032

  Hossain, Munshi Azad ^a   Maiti, Mrinal K ^a   Basu, Asitava ^a   Sen, Supriya ^a   Ghosh, Arnab K ^a   Sen, Soumitra K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; APHIDIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; GALANTHUS; GALANTHUS NIVALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LIPAPHIS ERYSIMI;

EID: 33749535735     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2005.11.0418     Document Type: Article

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