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Impact of Allium sativum leaf lectin on the Helicoverpa armigera larval parasitoid Campoletis chlorideae

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: Significant progress has been made over the past two decades in handling and introduction of novel genes into crop plants to increase yields, improve nutrition, and impart resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses (Sharma et al. 2004). The primary benefit to growers of adopting transgenics will be to control the insect species that have become resistant to commonly used insecticides. But, there are serious concerns about the potential influence of transgenic crops on non-target organisms (Sharma and Ortiz 2000). To ensure a sustainable deployment of transgenic insect resistant plants, it is important that they are compatible with other control methods, including biological control. Plant lectins have been reported to affect survival and development of insect pests (Ferry et al. 2004). For

Source: Open Access Repository of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics)