PLANT MEDIATED RNAi : A NEW LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST INSECT PESTS

• Published in: International journal of biotechnology applications Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 163
• Main Authors: Navale, P M, Maligeppagol, M, Swamy, H M Mahadeva, Ramasamy, A, Sowmya, H D, Krishna, V, Babu, K Prasad, Kumbar, B M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2014

RNA interference (RNAi) is a potent tool in silencing of genes with high specificity in both invertebrates and vertebrates, thus, it has been widely applied to analyze gene function in various organisms including the insects. This high specificity of gene silencing has potential applications in inse...