Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8381974 | Current Opinion in Plant Biology | 2014 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
- Secondary plant metabolites provide resistance in plants against insect pests.
- Resistance traits based on plant metabolites present new opportunities for crop resistance to pests.
- Advances in genetic engineering of secondary metabolite pathways offer opportunities for delivering pest control via the seed.
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Authors
Michael A Birkett, John A Pickett,