Impacts of Environmental Factors on Degradation of Cry 1 Ab Insecticidal Protein in Leaf-Blade Powders of Transgenic Bt Rice

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-174

  Yao yu, BAI ^a,b   Ming xing, JIANG ^a   Jia an, CHENG ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cry 1 Ab insecticidal protein; degradation; environmental factors; paddy soil; transgenic Bt rice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847630038     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(07)60031-5     Document Type: Article

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