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Efficient screening and breeding of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki for high toxicity against Spodoptera exigua and Heliothis armigera.
Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology - 1 Jun 2009
Zhang Xiaopeng, Liang Zian, Siddiqui Zafar Ali, Gong Yuhua, Yu Ziniu, Chen Shouwen
Abstract excerpt
Spodoptera exigua is one of the most renowned agricultural pest insects and relatively insensitive to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strains which are widely used commercial products to control lepidopterans such as Heliothis armigera. In the current study, we have developed a new and efficient approach to screen and breed a B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain exhibiting high toxicity against S....
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