Enhanced insect resistance to bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) in cotton containing a synthetic cry1Ab gene

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-77

  Yazdanpanah, Farzane ^a   Tohidfar, M ^a   Esna Ashari, M ^b   Ghareyazi, B ^a   Karimi Jashni, M ^c   Mosavi, M ^a  

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

^b BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRANIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (Iran)

Author keywords

cry1Ab gene; Helicoverpa armigera; Insect resistant cotton; Second generation; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

CRY1AB TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BOLLWORM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; INSECT RESISTANCE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PLANT PEST; PLANT SEED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349345807     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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