Transgenic rice plants expressing a fused protein of Cry1Ab/Vip3H has resistance to rice stem borers under laboratory and field conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1444-1453

  Chen, Yang ^a   Tian, Jun Ce ^a   Shen, Zhi Chen ^a   Peng, Yu Fa ^b   Hu, Cui ^a   Guo, Yu Yuan ^b   Ye, Gong Yin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Chilo suppressalis; Cry1Ab Vip3H protein; Sesamia inferens; transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOTHS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; CRAMBIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; ORYZA SATIVA; SESAMIA INFERENS;

EID: 77955312358     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10014     Document Type: Article

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