Comparing the agronomic and grain quality characteristics of transgenic rice lines expressing crylAb vs. non-trans genie controls

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-68

  Kiam, G ^a,b   Nematzadeh, G A ^a,b   Ghareyazie, B ^c   Sattari, M ^d,e  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Rice and Citrus Research Institute   (Iran)

^c AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IRAN ABRII   (Iran)

^d RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^e Rice Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agronomic; Bt Rice; CrylAb; Grain quality traits; Insect resistance

Indexed keywords

CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 60549092316     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2009.64.68     Document Type: Article

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