A chimeric protein encoded by synthetic genes shows toxicity to Helicoverpa armigera and Spodotera littoralis larvae

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 325-330

  Abbas, Zaheer ^a,c   Zafar, Yusuf ^b   Khan, Sher Afzal ^c   Mukhtar, Zahid ^c  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; Insect resistance; Insecticidal proteins; Multiple genes; Recombinant toxin; Spider toxin

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; PROKARYOTA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 84875899995     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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