Systemic RNA interference in locusts: Reverse genetics and possibilities for locust pest control

Current Opinion in Insect Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-14

  Santos, Dulce ^a   Vanden Broeck, Jozef ^a   Wynant, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84923820400     PISSN: 22145745     EISSN: 22145753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.09.013     Document Type: Review

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