Transgenic tobacco expressing an Arisaema heterophyllum agglutinin gene displays enhanced resistance to aphids

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 785-790

  Yao, Jianhong ^a   Zhao, Xiuyun ^a   Qi, Huaxiong ^b   Wan, Bingliang ^b   Chen, Fei ^a   Sun, Xiaofen ^a   Yu, Shanqian ^a   Tang, Kexuan ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arisaema heterophyllum agglutinin; Insect bioassay; Peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer); Transformation; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

APHID; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; PEST RESISTANCE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; APHIDIDAE; ARISAEMA; ARISAEMA HETEROPHYLLUM; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; MYZUS; MYZUS PERSICAE; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 7044224834     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/p03-036     Document Type: Article

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