Recent advances in RNA interference research in insects: Implications for future insect pest management strategies

Crop Protection

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-40

  Gu, Liuqi ^a   Knipple, Douglas C ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

High throughput screening; Microbial insecticide; RNA interference; Systemic RNAi; Transgenic crop plants

Indexed keywords

FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; NEMATODE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEST CONTROL; RESEARCH WORK; RNA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84871127725     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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