Transform of an ectopically expressed bulb lectin gene from Pinellia pedatisecta into tobacco plants conferring resistance to aphids (Myzus nicotianae)

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 904-911

  Wu, Zhi Ming ^a   Yan, Hong Bo ^b   Pan, Wen Liang ^a   Jiang, Biao ^c   Liu, Jian Guang ^a   Geng, Bao jin ^a   Sun, Ying Tao ^a   Wang, Yu Hai ^a   Dong, Wen Qi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (China)

^c Guangdong Academy of Agriculture Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Bulb Lectin (PPAb); Insect bioassay; Myzus nicotianae; Pinellia pedatisecta; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARISAEMA; ARISAEMA HETEROPHYLLUM; HEXAPODA; MYZUS; MYZUS NICOTIANAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PINELLIA; PINELLIA PEDATISECTA;

EID: 84867174807     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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