Potato genes protect rice

A gene taken from the potato and put into rice plants will help rice to defend itself against chewing insects. Insects, such as stem-borers, eat their way down the stem of the rice plant using enzymes called proteinases to digest what they have...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1996
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47491