Resistance of Cry1Ab maize to spotted stemborer Chilo partellus (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in India

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Hari, Nirmal S ^a   Jindal, Jawala ^a   Malhi, Nachhattar S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chilo partellus; Cry1Ab; Insect resistance; Transgenic maize

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHILO PARTELLUS; CRAMBIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38649136279     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758407850983     Document Type: Article

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