Expression of cry1Fa in bahiagrass enhances resistance to fall armyworm

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2430-2436

  Luciani, Gabriela ^a   Altpeter, Fredy ^a   Yactayo Chang, Jessica ^a   Zhang, Hangning ^a   Gallo, Maria ^a   Meagher, Robert L ^b   Wofford, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 39449100606     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.04.0195     Document Type: Article

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