Variation in the cadherin gene sequence of Cry1Ac susceptible and resistant Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the identification of mutant alleles in resistant strains

Current Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-223

  Nair, Rupa ^a,b   Kalia, Vinay ^a   Aggarwal, Kamal K ^b   Gujar, Govind T ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alleles; Cadherin; Cry1Ac resistance; Helicoverpa armigera; Mutation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874689106     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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