RNA interference for the control of whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) by oral route

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-161

  Upadhyay, Santosh Kumar ^a   Chandrashekar, K ^a   Thakur, Nidhi ^a   Verma, Praveen Chandra ^a   Borgio, J Francis ^c   Singh, Pradhyumna Kumar ^a   Tuli, Rakesh ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL AGRI FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

tubulin; Bemisia tabaci; ribosomal protein L9; RNAi; V ATPase

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE TRANSLOCASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALPHA TUBULIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L9; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; RNA; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHITEFLY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENE SYNTHESIS; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CONTROL; LC 50; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; SWEET POTATO WHITEFLY;

ACTINS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MITOCHONDRIAL ADP, ATP TRANSLOCASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUBULIN; VACUOLAR PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79957659425     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-011-9009-1     Document Type: Article

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