Protease inhibitors: recent advancement in its usage as a potential biocontrol agent for insect pest management

• Published in: Insect science Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 186 - 201
• Main Authors: Singh, Sujata, Singh, Archana, Kumar, Sumit, Mittal, Pooja, Singh, Indrakant K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Agronomy; Animals; Biological control; biological control agents; computer simulation; CRISPR; CRISPR-Cas systems; Crop improvement; gene editing; gene stacking; genes; Genome editing; Herbivores; Herbivory; Insect Control; insect pest management; insect pests; Insects; Molecular biology; Pest control; Pests; Phytochemicals; PI transgenic; Protease; Protease Inhibitors; proteases; Proteinase inhibitors; proteinases; resistance mechanisms; RNA-mediated interference; Starvation; Target recognition; transplastomic; PI transgenic; protease inhibitors; insect pest management; gene stacking; transplastomic; proteases

Plant‐derived protease inhibitors (PIs) are a promising defensin for crop improvement and insect pest management. Although agronomist made significant efforts in utilizing PIs for managing insect pests, the potentials of PIs are still obscured. Insect ability to compensate nutrient starvation induce...