RNA interference technology in crop protection against arthropod pests, pathogens and nematodes

Pest Management Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1239-1250

  Zotti, Moises ^a   dos Santos, Ericmar Avila ^a   Cagliari, Deise ^a   Christiaens, Olivier ^b   Taning, Clauvis Nji Tizi ^b   Smagghe, Guy ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

biopesticides; double stranded RNA; pest insects; plant pathogens; resistance management; RNA interference based

Indexed keywords

AGROCHEMICAL; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP PEST; INSECT; NEMATODE; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; RNA; WEED CONTROL;

ACARI; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTHROPOD; BACTERIUM; CROP PROTECTION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; NEMATODE; PEST CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BACTERIA; CROP PROTECTION; FUNGI; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

EID: 85044129290     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.4813     Document Type: Review

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