Potential use of a serpin from Arabidopsis for pest control.

Although genetically modified (GM) plants expressing toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protect agricultural crops against lepidopteran and coleopteran pests, field-evolved resistance to Bt toxins has been reported for populations of several lepidopteran species. Moreover, some important agricu...

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Main Authors: Fernando Alvarez-Alfageme, Jafar Maharramov, Laura Carrillo, Steven Vandenabeele, Dominique Vercammen, Frank Van Breusegem, Guy Smagghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3104999?pdf=render