Isolation, molecular characterization and diversity of lepidopteran active cry-type genes of bacillus thuringiensis isolates and their efficacy against helicoverpa armigera hubner (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)

Biopesticides International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-106

  Lakshmana Reddy, D C ^a   Mahadeva Swamy, H M ^a   Asokan, R ^b   Venkatesha, S C ^c   Gowda, T K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

B.thuringiensis; Bioassay; Biopesticide; H. armigera; PCR; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 84873021996     PISSN: 0973483X     EISSN: 09769412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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