Pyramiding of modified cry1Ab and cry1Ac genes of Bacillus thuringiensis in transgenic chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for improved resistance to pod borer insect Helicoverpa armigera

Euphytica

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-102

  Mehrotra, Meenakshi ^a   Singh, Aditya K ^a   Sanyal, Indraneel ^a   Altosaar, Illimar ^b   Amla, D V ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt Cry toxin; Gene pyramiding; Genetic transformation; Helicoverpa armigera; Transgenic chickpea plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CICER ARIETINUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 80255134473     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-011-0501-3     Document Type: Article

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