Insect resistance and risk assessment studies of advanced generations of basmati rice expressing two genes of Bacillus thuringiensis

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 240-251

  Mahmood ur Rahman, ^a   Rashid, Hamza ^a   Shahid, Ahmad Ali ^a   Bashir, Khurram ^b   Husnain, Tayyab ^a   Riazuddin, Sheikh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bio safety; cry1ac; cry2a; Field trials; Gene flow; Gene pyramiding; Insect resistance

Indexed keywords

GENES; INSECT CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOSAFETY; GENE FLOW; GENE PYRAMIDING; HOMOZYGOUS LINES;

CROPS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY1AC GENE; CRY2A GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENES; INSECT RESISTANCE; PLANTS; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 34247868106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol10-issue2-fulltext-3     Document Type: Article

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