High level production of polyhedra in a scorpion toxin-containing recombinant baculovirus for better control of insect pests

Botanical Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Tuan, Shu Jen ^a,b,c   Hou, Roger F ^c   Lee, Chi Fen ^d   Chao, Yu Chan ^b,c  

^a TAIWAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AcMNPV; Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus; Insecticidal efficacy; Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus; Neurotoxin; Plutella xylostella; Polyhedral production; Recombinant virus; Spodoptera exigua; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; HEXAPODA; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS HEBRAEUS; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SCORPIONES; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 34548635513     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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