Long dsRNA but not siRNA initiates RNAi in western corn rootworm larvae and adults

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 432-445

  Li, H ^a   Khajuria, C ^b   Rangasamy, M ^a   Gandra, P ^a   Fitter, M ^a   Geng, C ^a   Woosely, A ^a   Hasler, J ^a   Schulenberg, G ^a   Worden, S ^a   Mcewan, R ^a   Evans, C ^a   Siegfried, B ^b   Narva, K E ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera; DsRNA; SiRNA; Transgenic RNAi maize; V ATPase subunit C; Western corn rootworm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPOD; DIET; GENE EXPRESSION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LARVA; MAIZE; MORTALITY; PEST DAMAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84931562226     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12224     Document Type: Article

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