Expression of δ-endotoxin Cry1EC from an inducible promoter confers insect protection in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants

Pest Management Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 137-145

  Tiwari, Siddharth ^a   Mishra, Devesh K ^b   Chandrasekhar, Krishnappa ^b   Singh, Pradhyumna K ^b   Tuli, Rakesh ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRI FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

endotoxin Cry1EC; Inducible promoter; Peanut transformation; Spodoptera litura

Indexed keywords

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

CROP PEST; FOLIAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROUNDNUT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEAF; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; SALICYLIC ACID; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PEANUT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SPODOPTERA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 78650978298     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2041     Document Type: Article

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