Soybean plants expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis cry8-like gene show resistance to Holotrichia parallela

Cry8-like from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) encodes an insecticidal crystal (Cry) protein. Holotrichia parallela (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidae), commonly known as the dark black chafer, is a troublesome pest of soybe...

Source: BMC Biotechnology - October 15, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Di Qin, Xiao-Yi Liu, Cristina Miceli, Qi Zhang and Pi-wu Wang Tags: Research article Source Type: research