Genetic engineering with Bacillus thuringiensis and conventional approaches for insect resistance in crops

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-323

  Cerda, Hugo ^a,c   Paoletti, Maurizio G ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Simon Rodriuez   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Applied microevolution; Bacillus thuringiensis; Insecticide; Resistance management; Transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 4444333498     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680490480743     Document Type: Review

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