Expression of Bt cry1Ac in transgenic oilseed rape in China and transgenic performance of intraspecific hybrids against Helicoverpa armigera larvae: Research article

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Le, Yin Ting ^a,b   Stewart Jr , C N ^c   Shi, Hong ^a,d   Wei, Wei ^a   Mi, Xiang Cheng ^a   Ma, Ke Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica napus 'Westar' hybridisation; Risk assessment; Total soluble protein; Winter oilseed rape area

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BODY MASS; CANOLA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRID; LARVA; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; TOLERANCE; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34247378141     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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