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Biotechnological approaches for stored-product insect pest management.

Author(s) : BAKER J. E., KRAMER K. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Transgenic plants that contain novel proteins detrimental to critical life functions in insects are becoming more significant in the development of pest management strategies. Chemical defense proteins are unique, bioactive proteins that, when engineered into plants, offer one avenue of pest management that can be highly selective for the pest and more friendly to nontarget organisms and the environment than conventional pesticides. With the development of tissue-specific promoter systems, the potential for these chemical defense proteins to impact population growth of stored-product insects that feed on cereal and legume seeds as well as on their products has dramatically improved. Stored-product insects will probably adapt to these transgenic crops and strategies to manage or slow the adaptation process will need to be formulated.

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  • Original title: Biotechnological approaches for stored-product insect pest management.
  • Record ID : 1997-0933
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Postharvest News Inf. - vol. 7 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1996/04
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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