Cloning and comparative characterization of nucleopolyhedroviruses isolated from African bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, (Lepidoptera: Noctudiae) in different geographic regions

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-49

  Ogembo, Javier Gordon ^a   Chaeychomsri, Sudawan ^b   Kamiya, Katsumi ^c   Ishikawa, Hiroki ^a   Katou, Yasuhiro ^a   Ikeda, Motoko ^a   Kobayashi, Michihiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Gifu Prefectural Institute for Bio Industrial Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

African bollworm; Bioassay; HearNPV; Helicoverpa armigera; Hz AM1 cell; Insecticidal activity; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Plaque assay; REN analysis; Variant

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN BOLLWORM; HEARNPV; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PLAQUE ASSAY; REN ANALYSIS; VARIANT;

BIOASSAY; CLONING; CYTOLOGY;

CLONE CELLS;

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA NPV; HELICOVERPA ZEA; LEPIDOPTERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOLLWORM; BREED; INSECT RESISTANCE;

EID: 33947494561     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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