Transgenic potato overexpressing the Amaranthus caudatus agglutinin gene to confer aphid resistance

Crop Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2119-2124

  Xin, Yang ^a   Xiangrong, Zhang ^a   Mingju, Zhang ^a,b   Wenchao, Guo ^a   Yingchuan, Tian ^a   Qizhong, Xia ^a,b   Jiahe, Wu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b HUANGGANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 79961194243     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2010.11.0650     Document Type: Article

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