Snowdrop proteins control aphids

The snowdrop, a winter flowering bulb from temperate zones, produces proteins that give protection from aphid attack. If the ability to make those same proteins can be transferred into crop plants, then those crops, too, may be protected against...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1993
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49191
Description
Summary:The snowdrop, a winter flowering bulb from temperate zones, produces proteins that give protection from aphid attack. If the ability to make those same proteins can be transferred into crop plants, then those crops, too, may be protected against...