Evaluation of transgenic soybean exhibiting high expression of a synthetic bacillus thuringiensis cryia transgene for suppressing lepidopteran population densities and crop injury

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1640-1648

  Mcpherson, Robert M ^a   Macrae, Ted C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticarsia gemmatalis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Pseudoplusia includens; Resistance management; Transgenic soybean

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; EVALUATION; GENETICS; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; POPULATION DENSITY; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; MOTHS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULATION DENSITY; SOYBEANS; TRANSGENES;

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; HYPENA SCABRA; MUCUNA; PSEUDOPLUSIA INCLUDENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69649094143     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0431     Document Type: Article

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