Quantification of Cry1Ac and Cry1F bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins in selected transgenic cotton plant tissue types

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1301-1308

  Siebert, M Willrich ^a   Patterson, T G ^a   Gilles, G J ^a   Nolting, S P ^a   Braxton, L B ^a   Leonard, B R ^b   Van Duyn, J W ^c   Lassiter, R B ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

^c Vernon James Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cry protein; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Transgenic cotton; WideStrike

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GOSSYPIUM; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 68149162343     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0357     Document Type: Article

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