Studies on resistance to vegetative (Vip3A) and crystal (Cry1A) insecticidal toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis in Heliothis virescens (Fabricius)

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins expressed in commercial transgenic crop varieties are all δ-endotoxins (Cry toxins) but the identification of novel vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip toxins) has extended the range of insecticidal proteins derived from Bt. One such Vip toxin, Vip3A, primarily t...

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Main Author: Pickett, Brian R.
Other Authors: Wright, Denis
Published: Imperial College London 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.510744